New Design Concepts for the Fabrication of Nanometric Gap Structures - Electrochemical Oxidation of OTS Mono- and Bilayer Structures

Druzhinina, Tamara S.; Höppener, Stephanie; Schubert, Ulrich S.

Abstract:

A reliable nanofabrication concept to engineer metallic nanometric gap structures and to incorporate silver nanoparticles within the gaps utilizing a combination of self-assembly strategies and electrochemical oxidation lithography is developed. The approach uses the differences in oxidation kinetics of n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) monolayer and bilayer structures. The processes are investigated in detail and form the basis for a new nanofabrication process.

Year:

2012

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

electrochemical oxidation lithography; OTS; nanofabrication; self-assembled monolayers; gap structures

Journal:

Small

Volume:

8

Pages:

852-857