Self-organized patterned arrays of Au and Ag nanoparticles by thickness-dependent dewetting of template-confined films

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 49, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 5714-5729

  Ruffino, Francesco ^a,b   Grimaldi, M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; LIQUID FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTROLLED THICKNESS; DEPOSITION ANGLE; DEWETTING PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; LINEAR HYDRODYNAMICS; PATTERNED ARRAYS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SPINODAL DEWETTING;

SILVER;

EID: 84903552117     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8290-4     Document Type: Article

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