Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2019
Volume 64, Number 2
Monday–Friday, March 4–8, 2019; Boston, Massachusetts
Session X57: Mechanical Metamaterials II
8:00 AM–10:48 AM,
Friday, March 8, 2019
BCEC
Room: 256
Sponsoring
Unit:
GSNP
Chair: Johannes Overvelde, AMOLF
Abstract: X57.00001 : Bidirectional Folding with Atomic Layer Deposition Bimorphs for Autonomous Micro-Origami*
8:00 AM–8:12 AM
Presenter:
Itai Cohen
(Physics, Cornell University)
Authors:
Itai Cohen
(Physics, Cornell University)
Baris Bircan
(Physics, Cornell University)
Marc Miskin
(Physics, Cornell University)
Robert J Lang
(Robert Lang Origami)
Kyle J Dorsey
(Physics, Cornell University)
Paul L McEuen
(Physics, Cornell University)
We present micron sized self-folding structures that consist of nanometer-thin, atomic layer deposited SiO2-Si3N4bilayers, built with conventional semiconductor fabrication methods. A bending response originating from strain differentials within these bilayer stacks is used as the fold actuation mechanism. This strain differential induced bending is controlled by ion exchange reactions in our nanoscale sheets, enabling us to produce radii of curvature at the order of microns within fractions of a second. By lithographically patterning these sheets and localizing the bending using flat photoresist panels, we create microscale origami devices that can sense chemical changes in their environment and respond by changing configurations according to prescribed mountain-valley fold patterns. Finally, we show that our fabrication approach offers a range of chemical, electrical and biological functions as well as a path to sequential folding through the programming of stacks.
*This research was performed in part at the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility.
This research was supported in part by NSF DMR 1435829.
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