One-step photoembossing for submicrometer surface relief structures in liquid crystal semiconductors.

Autor: Liedtke A; Department of Physics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK., Lei C, O'Neill M, Dyer PE, Kitney SP, Kelly SM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ACS nano [ACS Nano] 2010 Jun 22; Vol. 4 (6), pp. 3248-53.
DOI: 10.1021/nn100012g
Abstrakt: We report a new single-step method to directly imprint nanometer-scale structures on photoreactive organic semiconductors. A surface relief grating is spontaneously formed when a light-emitting, liquid crystalline, and semiconducting thin film is irradiated by patterned light generated using a phase mask. Grating formation requires no postannealing nor wet etching so there is potential for high-throughput fabrication. The structured film is cross-linked for robustness. Gratings deeper than the original film thickness are made with periods as small as 265 nm. Grating formation is attributed to mass transfer, enhanced by self-assembly, from dark to illuminated regions. A photovoltaic device incorporating the grating is discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE