Micropatterning of Silica Nanoparticles by Electrospray Deposition through a Stencil Mask

Autor: Atsushi Hotta, Kazuhiro Uchida, Norihisa Miki, Koichi Hishida, Kazuhiko Higashi
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: SLAS Technology. 19:75-81
ISSN: 2472-6303
DOI: 10.1177/2211068213495205
Popis: This article describes the local deposition, or micropatterning, of silica nanoparticles (NPs) using an electrospray method with a stencil mask. The proposed technique can be carried out in a single step at room temperature and atmospheric pressure under dry conditions, allowing it to be used with water- or vacuum-sensitive materials, and leading to cost reductions and high throughput. An evaluation of the patterning accuracy using a 20 µm thick mask showed that for patterns with line widths greater than 50 µm, the pattern was reproduced with an accuracy greater than 95%. When silver NPs were preferably deposited on the silica NPs using a modified silver mirror reaction, they were found to exhibit strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering effects. The proposed process is readily applicable to the development of high-performance micro total analysis systems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE