Elastic single-walled carbon nanotubes pixel matrix electrodes for flexible optoelectronics

This paper demonstrates an elastic (i.e., both flexible and stretchable) pixel matrix based on the patterned films of single-walled carbon nanotubes, which were obtained using optical lithography and plasma etching. The proposed elastic electrodes maintain their initial resistivity at 10% stretching. We also demonstrate an application of the elastic pixel matrix to an array of III-V semiconductor nanowires encapsulated into the elastic polymer matrix, which paves the way for highly deformable inorganic light-emitting or photodetector devices.