A powder of Cu0.2Ni0.5Zn1.0 Mn1.3O4 composition for custom thermistor was prepared by using the respective mixture metal oxides and solid state reaction at 1000 ?C/4h in air. The obtained milled planetary ball mill agate a prolonged time to achieve submicron powder. further characterized XRD SEM techniques. After that, pressed into small disc-shaped samples sintered 1150 ?C/2h. were also SEM. m...

Thin metal films deposited on elastomeric substrates can remain electrically conducting at tensile strains up to ~100%. We recently used finite-element simulation to explore the rupture process of a metal film on an elastomer. The simulation predicted the highest stretchability on stiff elastomeric substrates [1]. We now report experiments designed to verify this prediction. A ~15-μm thick sili...