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Multiscale conformal pattern transfer.

ABSTRACT: We demonstrate a method for seamless transfer from a parent flat substrate of basically any lithographic top-down or bottom-up pattern onto essentially any kind of surface. The nano- or microscale patterns, spanning macroscopic surface areas, can be transferred with high conformity onto a large variety of surfaces when such patterns are produced on a thin carbon film, grown on top of a sacrificial layer. The latter allows lifting the patterns from the flat parent substrate onto a water-air interface to be picked up by the host surface of choice. We illustrate the power of this technique by functionalizing broad range of materials including glass, plastics, metals, rough semiconductors and polymers, highlighting the potential applications in in situ colorimetry of the chemistry of materials, anti-counterfeit technologies, biomolecular and biomedical studies, light-matter interactions at the nanoscale, conformal photovoltaics and flexible electronics.

SUBMITTER: Lodewijks K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4916408 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multiscale conformal pattern transfer.

Lodewijks Kristof K Miljkovic Vladimir V Massiot Inès I Mekonnen Addis A Verre Ruggero R Olsson Eva E Dmitriev Alexandre A

Scientific reports 20160622

We demonstrate a method for seamless transfer from a parent flat substrate of basically any lithographic top-down or bottom-up pattern onto essentially any kind of surface. The nano- or microscale patterns, spanning macroscopic surface areas, can be transferred with high conformity onto a large variety of surfaces when such patterns are produced on a thin carbon film, grown on top of a sacrificial layer. The latter allows lifting the patterns from the flat parent substrate onto a water-air inter ...[more]

PMID: 27329824

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