Patterning of templated-confined nanoscale Au films by thermal-induced dewetting process of a poly(methylmethacrylate) underlying layer

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Ruffino, F ^a,b   Torrisi, V ^a   Marletta, G ^a   Grimaldi, M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GOLD DEPOSITS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE PRINTING;

CONTROLLABLE STRUCTURES; DEVICE APPLICATION; DEWETTING PROCESS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICRO PATTERNING; MODELING METHODOLOGY; PATTERNING EFFECTS; UNDERLYING LAYERS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84880777023     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4771686     Document Type: Article

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