Microfabrication Using Elastomeric Stamp Deformation

Authors

Xiaojuan Fan, Marshall UniversityFollow
Dat T. Tran
Daniel P. Brennan
Scott R.J. Oliver

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 3-24-2006

Abstract

Elastomeric stamp deformation has been utilized for the contact printing (CP) of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and, more recently, polymers and proteins. Here, we take advantage of this well-studied phenomenon to fabricate a series of new metal thin-film patterns not present on the original stamp. The rounded patterns are of nanoscale thickness, long-range order, and are created from elastomeric stamps with only straightedged features. The metal was printed onto the surface of an α,ω-alkanedithiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The new shapes are controlled by a combination of stamp geometry design and the application of external pressure. Previously published rules on stamp deformation for contact printing of SAMs are invalid because the coating is instead a thin-metal film. This method represents a new pathway to micropatterning metal thin films, leading to shapes with higher complexity than the original lithographic masters.

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Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

doi: 10.1021/jp054519z

Recommended Citation

Fan, X., Tran, D. T., Brennan, D. P., Oliver, S. R. (2006). Microfabrication using elastomeric stamp deformation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(24): 11986-11990.