TY - GEN
T1 - Step-and-grow approach for precisely positioned nanowire array structure fabrication
AU - Nam, W. J.
AU - Park, P.
AU - Joshi, S.
AU - Carrion, H.
AU - Garg, P.
AU - Fonash, S. J.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A novel fabrication approach for forming precisely positioned nanowire array structures is introduced. The approach is suitable for potentially economical and environmentally safe manufacturing. For the demonstration of this approach, 100nm wide Sn nanowires and 150nm wide polyaniline (PANI) nanowires were synthesized using an electro-chemical deposition technique and a process we term the step-and-grow method. The nanowires produced exhibit the expected properties. For example, synthesized PANI nanowires showed reasonable ranges of electrical conductivities (e.g., 25S/cm for a 200nm wide, 200nm high, 10um long nanowire), and formed ohmic contact with electrodes on a substrate. It is shown that the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stepping template mold used for our step-and-grow nanowire synthesis process can be used at least up to 40 times without degradation.
AB - A novel fabrication approach for forming precisely positioned nanowire array structures is introduced. The approach is suitable for potentially economical and environmentally safe manufacturing. For the demonstration of this approach, 100nm wide Sn nanowires and 150nm wide polyaniline (PANI) nanowires were synthesized using an electro-chemical deposition technique and a process we term the step-and-grow method. The nanowires produced exhibit the expected properties. For example, synthesized PANI nanowires showed reasonable ranges of electrical conductivities (e.g., 25S/cm for a 200nm wide, 200nm high, 10um long nanowire), and formed ohmic contact with electrodes on a substrate. It is shown that the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stepping template mold used for our step-and-grow nanowire synthesis process can be used at least up to 40 times without degradation.
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U2 - 10.1115/MSEC2007-31151
DO - 10.1115/MSEC2007-31151
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:37349119049
SN - 0791842908
SN - 9780791842904
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2007, MSEC2007
SP - 653
EP - 657
BT - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - 2007 ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Y2 - 15 January 2007 through 18 October 2007
ER -