A modified micromolding method for sub-100-nm direct patterning of pd nanowires

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Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2271-2275

  Radha, Boya ^a   Kulkarni, Giridhar U ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Direct patterning; Metal nanowires; Micromolding; Nanolithography; Soft lithography

Indexed keywords

DIRECT PATTERNING; METAL NANOWIRES; MICROMOLDING; MOLDING CONDITIONS; NANO CHANNELS; SINGLE-STEP; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

MICROMACHINING; MOLDING; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; NANOLITHOGRAPHY; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM;

ELECTRIC WIRE;

NANOWIRE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES;

EID: 69549092779     PISSN: 16136810     EISSN: 16136829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900768     Document Type: Article

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