Abstract
Complex wrinkled microstructures are ubiquitous in natural systems and living bodies. Although homogeneous wrinkles in film-substrate bilayers have been extensively investigated in the past 2 decades, tailoring heterogeneous wrinkles by a facile method is still a challenge. Here, we report on the controllable heterogeneous wrinkles in template-modulated thickness-gradient metal films sputter-deposited on polydimethylsiloxane substrates. It is found that the stress of the gradient film is strongly position-dependent and the wrinkles are always restricted in thinner film regions. The morphological characteristic and formation mechanism of the heterogeneous wrinkles are analyzed and discussed in detail based on the stress theory. Ordered wrinkle arrays are achieved by adjusting the deposition time, copper grid period, template shape, and lifting height. The surface performances (e.g., the friction property) are well controlled by the wrinkle arrays. This work could promote better understanding of the spontaneously heterogeneous wrinkles in template-modulated gradient films and controllable fabrication of various wrinkle arrays by independently tuning film deposition conditions and template parameters.
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