Published April 28, 2008 | Version v1
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Two-photon induced fabrication of gold microstructures in polystyrene sulfonate thin films using a ruthenium(II) dye as photoinitiator

Creators

  • 1. Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Physique, Universite Joseph Fourier, CNRS (UMR 5588), BP 87, 38402 Saint Martin d'heres Cedex (France)
  • 2. Institut Microelectronique Electromagnetisme et Photonique, ENSERG-INPG, CNRS (UMR 5130), BP 257, 38016 Grenoble Cedex 1 (France)

Description

Gold microstructures are produced with a femtosecond laser in thin films of a polystyrene sulfonate matrix containing gold ions. Two-photon induced metal reduction is obtained by addition of 0.1 wt % of ruthenium(II)tris(bipyridine) in the formulation. Laser power is reduced to 5 mW, thereby limiting thermal effects. Lines of typically 150 nm heights and 1 μm widths are fabricated as well as freestanding bidimensional structures. An additional electroless plating step produces gold structures with conductivities only ten times smaller than the bulk metal

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.2917810;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
p. 171103-171103.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39112201
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
BIPYRIDINES; DYES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPLATING; GOLD; GOLD IONS; LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTONS; POLYSTYRENE; RUTHENIUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THIN FILMS
Descriptors DEC
AZINES; BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FILMS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; IONS; LYSIS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; PLATING; PLATINUM METALS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYVINYLS; PYRIDINES; REFRACTORY METALS; SURFACE COATING; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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