Hierarchical wrinkles and oscillatory cracks in metal films deposited on liquid stripes

Senjiang Yu, Yadong Sun, Xiaofei Zhang, Chenxi Lu, Hong Zhou, and Yong Ni
Phys. Rev. E 99, 062802 – Published 20 June 2019
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Abstract

Fascinating crack and wrinkle patterns driven by stresses are ubiquitous in natural and artificial systems. It is of great interest to control the morphologies of stress-driven patterns by using facile techniques. Here we report on the spontaneous formation of hierarchical wrinkles and oscillatory cracks in metal films deposited on liquid (or soft polymer) stripes. It is found that the metal film is under a tensile stress during deposition owing to the thermal expansion of the liquid substrate. As the film thickness is beyond a critical value, oscillatory cracks with sawtoothlike shapes form on the liquid stripes. The ratio of crack oscillation period to amplitude is independent of the stripe width and film material, which can be well explained by the “brittle adhesive joints” model. After deposition, the metal film is under a compressive stress, which is relieved by formation of various wrinkle patterns. Hierarchical wrinkles with changing wavelengths form near the stripe edge while labyrinth or wavy wrinkles form at the center. Energy analysis was adopted to explain the formation and evolution of the wrinkle patterns. This study could promote better understanding of the formations of crack and wrinkle patterns in constrained film structures and controllable fabrication of stress-driven patterns by prefabricating liquid (or soft polymer) interlayer arrays.

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  • Received 2 March 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.062802

©2019 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Senjiang Yu1, Yadong Sun2, Xiaofei Zhang2,*, Chenxi Lu1, Hong Zhou2, and Yong Ni3,†

  • 1Innovative Center for Advanced Materials (ICAM), Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310012, People's Republic of China
  • 2Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
  • 3CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China

  • *zhangxf@cjlu.edu.cn
  • yni@ustc.edu.cn

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Vol. 99, Iss. 6 — June 2019

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