Triggered degradation of 250 μm-thick Mg targets using acetic acid for transient electronic applications

Transient electronics are becoming a hot topic due to the rapid development of bioelectronics, self-destructive devices and environmental sensors. This letter reports a novel scheme for triggering degradation of 250 μm-thick Mg target using acetic acid regarding transient electronics applications. T...

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Main Authors: Zhiyuan Zhu, Kequan Xia, Zhiwei Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017315141
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Summary:Transient electronics are becoming a hot topic due to the rapid development of bioelectronics, self-destructive devices and environmental sensors. This letter reports a novel scheme for triggering degradation of 250 μm-thick Mg target using acetic acid regarding transient electronics applications. The triggered transience has also been demonstrated using commercial vinegar. To achieve programmable transience as well as device protection, polypropylene carbonate (PPC) was investigated as passivation layer. The proposed method has demonstrated simplicity, high safety, low cost and low trigger temperature.
ISSN:2405-8440