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Fabrication of Stable Metal Films on the Surface of Self‐Assembled Monolayers
Author(s) -
Tai Y.,
Shaporenko A.,
Noda H.,
Grunze M.,
Zharnikov M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200500464
Subject(s) - materials science , monolayer , fabrication , nanotechnology , surface modification , spintronics , metal , pentacene , self assembled monolayer , polymerization , polymer , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , ferromagnetism , composite material , metallurgy , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , engineering , thin film transistor
A method for the preparation of stable metal films on self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) substrates is described. The approach combines the functionalization and two‐dimensional polymerization of the monomolecular film (see Figure). It opens the way for fabrication of ultrathin SAM insulation layers, which could be engineered into existent and future electronic and spintronic devices to improve performance. The approach should also work for non‐metal adsorbates, e.g., pentacene.