This invention discloses a
polyurethane acrylate-based highly conductive stretchable
metal electrode and its preparation method. The stretchable
electrode comprises a flexible
polymer substrate and a
metal thin film layer disposed thereon. The flexible
polymer substrate is formed by blending
polyurethane acrylate prepolymer, rigid functional monomers, and flexible functional monomers in a
specific volume ratio and then curing them under
ultraviolet light, exhibiting high Young's modulus,
high strain energy density, and high elongation at break. The preparation method of this invention includes preparing a
metal thin film on a rigid substrate, spin-
coating the above-mentioned blended
polymer solution and curing it, and finally peeling off to obtain the
electrode. This invention alleviates modulus mismatch and inhibits crack propagation through synergistic regulation of the substrate's mechanical properties, and enhances
interfacial bonding through mechanical
interlocking and chemical coordination between the substrate and the metal layer, enabling the electrode to maintain
high conductivity and
structural integrity under large
tensile strain. This method is simple, low-cost, and suitable for wearable
electronics and biomedical sensing fields.