“…Mechanical buckling is a very common physical phenomenon in laminated structures [1][2][3] that is often considered to be detrimental because it can initiate delamination between the layers. 4,5 Yet, because buckling is simple, fast, and easy to trigger, without the use of complex or expensive instruments, it is also considered to be beneficial because it is an excellent approach to fabricate uniform patterns in thin coatings 6,7 with application in flexible electronics, 8 optical designs, 9 microfluidics, 10 metrology, 11 and biological assays. 12 Investigation into the buckling mechanism of coatings 13,14 has revealed that buckling is generated through residual stress at the interface between adjacent layers.…”