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Three‐Dimensional Writing of Conducting Polymer Nanowire Arrays by Meniscus‐Guided Polymerization
Author(s) -
Kim Ji Tae,
Seol Seung Kwon,
Pyo Jaeyeon,
Lee Ji San,
Je Jung Ho,
Margaritondo G.
Publication year - 2011
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.201004528
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , polymerization , meniscus , polymer , nanotechnology , monomer , radius , photopolymer , composite material , optics , physics , computer security , incidence (geometry) , computer science
Accurate and versatile three‐dimensional writing of individually controlled conducting polymer nanodevices forming dense arrays is demonstrated by guiding a monomer meniscus in pulling a micropipette during oxidative polymerization. We specifically demonstrate well‐defined dense arrays of various freestanding nanocomponents with controlled radius down to ∼50 nm: straight wires, nanowires with variable radius, branches, and bridges.