Autonomic Restoration of Electrical Conductivity
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- 20 December 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 24 (3), 398-401
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201102888
Abstract
Self-healing of an electrical circuit is demonstrated with nearly full recovery of conductance less than one millisecond after damage. Crack damage breaks a conductive pathway in a multilayer device, interrupting electron transport and simultaneously rupturing adjacent microcapsules containing gallium–indium liquid metal (top). The released liquid metal flows to the area of damage, restoring the conductive pathway (bottom).Keywords
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