High throughput soft embossing process for micro-patterning of PEDOT thin films
| Autor: | Kristof G. Peterffy, Luigi Sasso, Alberto Cagliani, Paola Fanzio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
Context (language use) Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology Conductivity 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences PEDOT:PSS Electrical and Electronic Engineering Thin film Electrical conductor Ethylene glycol PEDOT Soft electrodes Conductive polymer 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Micro-patterning 0104 chemical sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Soft embossing Cyclic voltammetry 0210 nano-technology Embossing |
| Zdroj: | Microelectronic Engineering, 176 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9317 |
| Popis: | The patterning of conductive polymers is a major challenge in the implementation of these materials in several research and industrial applications, spanning from photovoltaics to biosensors. Within this context, we have developed a reliable technique to pattern a thin layer of the conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) by means of a low cost and high throughput soft embossing process. We were able to reproduce a functional conductive pattern with a minimum dimension of 1m and to fabricate electrically decoupled electrodes. Moreover, the conductivity of the PEDOT films has been characterized, finding that a post-processing treatment with Ethylene Glycol allows an increase in conductivity and a decrease in water solubility of the PEDOT film. Finally, cyclic voltammetry demonstrates that the post-treatment also ensures the electrochemical activity of the film. Our technology offers a facile solution for the patterning of organic conductors with resolution in the micro scale, and can be the basis for the realization and development of polymeric microdevices with electrical and electrochemical functionalities. Development of a soft embossing process for micro-patterning a PEDOT layerA post processing treatment allows to increase the conductivity and decrease the solubility of PEDOTEvaluation of replication reliability and structure functionality Display Omitted |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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