Stretchable magnetoelectronics

Nano Lett. 2011 Jun 8;11(6):2522-6. doi: 10.1021/nl201108b. Epub 2011 May 10.

Abstract

We fabricated [Co/Cu] multilayers revealing a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect on free-standing elastic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membranes. The GMR performance of [Co/Cu] multilayers on rigid silicon and on free-standing PDMS is similar and does not change with tensile deformations up to 4.5%. Mechanical deformations imposed on the sensor are totally reversible, due to the elasticity of the PDMS membranes. This remarkable performance upon stretching relies on a wrinkling of GMR layers on top of the PDMS membrane.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cobalt / chemistry
  • Copper / chemistry
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry
  • Electronics
  • Magnetics*
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Particle Size
  • Silicon / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Cobalt
  • baysilon
  • Copper
  • Silicon