Stretchable Conductors with Ultrahigh Tensile Strain and Stable Metallic Conductance Enabled by Prestrained Polyelectrolyte Nanoplatforms

Abstract

Highly stretchable conductors are fabricated by polyelectrolyte-brush-induced metal electroless deposition on a prestrained elastomer. Upon release of the prestrain, the metal film on top buckles. The buckled metallic elastomer can maintain stable metallic conductivity under repetitive stretching. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.