Stamping patterns of insulated gold nanowires with self-organized ultrathin polymer films.

ABSTRACT: A thermal contact transfer technique is presented for the fabrication of nanoscaled to microscaled patterns of polymer-insulated metal structures on ceramic surfaces using metal-coated, thermoplastic stamps. The thermally activated formation of polymer-metal-polymer (PMP) heterostructures occurs spontaneously when a metal-coated thermoplastic stamp is compressed against a ceramic substrate and subsequently heated. The presented technique exploits the dynamics of ultrathin polymer films localized at interfaces and interfacial forces to prompt local reorganization of polymer stamp materials during processing. Intercalation of polymer stamp materials into the metal-substrate interface yields a cohesive polymer layer that binds the metal layer to the substrate. Disproportionate adhesion betwee

SUBMITTER: Helt JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180330 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature