Advanced Materials, Vol.25, No.25, 3438-3442, 2013
Voltage-Controlled Surface Wrinkling of Elastomeric Coatings
Wrinkling of elastomeric coatings by an electric field is reported. The associated changes in the coating's optical properties yield switchable mirrors and windows. The field E-c needed to induce wrinkling is a factor of 4.4 lower than the theoretically predicted value, which is attributed to space-charge injection.