Patterning of polymer-supported metal films by microcutting

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6804, 2000, Pages 613-616

  Stutzmann, Natalie ^a   Tervoort, Theo A ^a   Bastiaansen, Kees ^a,b   Smith, Paul ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL; PALLADIUM; POLYMER; PROPYLENE; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILM; MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034609801     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35036545     Document Type: Article

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