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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Organic Electronics

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  • Stretchable conductive polymer films are crucial for flexible electronic applications.
  • The performance of these films under strain depends heavily on the underlying elastomer substrate.
  • Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a common elastomer substrate, but its properties can influence film behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate properties on the stretchability of PDPP-4T conductive polymer films.
  • To understand how UV/ozone (UVO) treatment affects PDMS surface modulus and adhesion, and its impact on film deformation.
  • To evaluate the stability of PDPP-4T films under cyclic strain when supported by modified PDMS.

Main Methods:

  • Tuning PDMS surface properties (adhesion, modulus) using UV/ozone (UVO) treatment.
  • Applying cyclic tensile strain to PDPP-4T films on PDMS substrates.
  • Characterizing film morphology using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and microstructural order using grazing incidence X-ray scattering (GIXS) and UV-visible spectroscopy.

Main Results:

  • Increased PDMS near-surface modulus and maintaining substrate tension promote plastic deformation over film wrinkling.
  • UVO treatment enhances film adhesion to PDMS, significantly reducing film folding and delamination.
  • PDPP-4T films on 20 min UVO-treated PDMS maintained low root-mean-square roughness (<3 nm) over 100 strain cycles at 40% strain, with stable microstructural order.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing elastomer substrate characteristics, specifically adhesion and modulus, is critical for achieving highly stretchable and stable polymer semiconductor films.
  • UVO treatment of PDMS offers a viable method to improve the performance and durability of stretchable conductive polymer films.
  • The findings underscore the importance of interfacial engineering in the development of advanced flexible and stretchable electronic materials.