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Molecular transistors, electromagnetic waveguides, plasmonic devices, and novel generations of nanofluidic channels comprise precisely separated gaps of nanometric and subnanometric spacing. Nonetheless, fabricating a nanogap/nanochannel is a technological challenge, currently tackled by several approaches such as breakdown electromigration and lithography. The aforementioned techniques, though, are limited, respectively, in terms of gap stability and ultimate resolution. Here, nanogaps/nanochannels are templated via the microtomy of metallic thin films embedded in a polymer matrix and precisely separated by a nanometric, sacrificial layer of polyelectrolytes grown via the layer-by-layer (LbL) approach. The versatility of the LbL technique, both in terms of the number of layers and composition of polyelectrolytes, allows to finely tune the spacing across the gap; the LbL template can further be removed by plasma etching. Our findings pave the path toward the realization of molecularly defined functional spacings at the nanometer-scale for the modular implementation of devices integrating nanogap/nanochannel components.

acs applied nano materials

Supramolecular Multilayered Templates for Fabricating Nanometer-Precise Spacings: Implications for the Next-Generation of Devices Integrating Nanogap/Nanochannel Components