Nanocontact printing

A method of stamping molecular patterns and/or devices based on the reversible self-assembly of molecules. In one embodiment, the method of forming a complement image of a master involves: providing a master having a first set of molecules (12) bound to a first substrate (14) to form a pattern; asse...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors ARUM AMY YU, FRANCESCO STELLACCI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.10.2006
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TRANSPORTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A method of stamping molecular patterns and/or devices based on the reversible self-assembly of molecules. In one embodiment, the method of forming a complement image of a master involves: providing a master having a first set of molecules (12) bound to a first substrate (14) to form a pattern; assembling a second set of molecules (16), having a reactive functional group (18) and an exposed functionality (28), on the first set (12) via bond formation; contacting the reactive functional group (18) with the surface of a second substrate (22), the reactive functional group (18) reacting with the surface of the second substrate (22) to form a bond between the second set of molecules (16) and the second substrate (22); contacting the remaining exposed surface of the second substrate (22) wit another group of molecules (24); breaking the bonds between the first set of molecules (12) and the second set of molecules (16), the second set of molecules (16) bound to the second substrate (22) forming the complement image (26) of the master. The master can be reused one or more times to form additional complement images.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20050330718