Nanostructures enabled by On-Wire Lithography (OWL)

Journal Article · · Chemical Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2010.01.009· OSTI ID:1065473

Braunschweig, Adam B. ^[1]; Schmucker, Abrin L. ^[1]; Wei, Wei David ^[1]; Mirkin, Chad A. ^[1]

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1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Nanostructures fabricated by a novel technique, termed On-Wire Lithography (OWL), can be combined with organic and biological molecules to create systems with emergent and highly functional properties. OWL is a template-based, electrochemical process for forming gapped cylindrical structures on a solid support, with feature sizes (both gap and segment length) that can be controlled on the sub-100 nm length scale. Structures prepared by this method have provided valuable insight into the plasmonic properties of noble metal nanomaterials and have formed the basis for novel molecular electronic, encoding, and biological detection devices.

• Research Organization: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science (CBES)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
• DOE Contract Number: SC0000989
• OSTI ID: 1065473
• Journal Information: Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 486(4-6), Issue 4-6; Related Information: CBES partners with Northwestern University (lead); Harvard University; New York University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Michigan; University of Pittsburgh
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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