Exploiting the properties of gold nanoparticles for nanolithography using visible wavelengths
Funding: 2005: $60,000
2006: $60,000
2007: $60,000
Project Member(s): Ford, M., Cortie, M., Ton-That, C.
Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)
Start year: 2005
Summary: This project will investigate the properties of gold nanoparticles and their interactions with adsorbed molecules under the influence of light irradiation. The aim is to develop a novel lithographic method for patterning substrates with nanometer resolution. The strong absorption of gold nanoparticles at visible wavelengths will provide the patterning mechanism by modifying an underlying film following irradation by visible light. With this process the conventional diffraction limit of optical lithography can be circumvented providing a relatively cheap, and easy approach to nanoscale lithography.
Publications:
De Silva, KSB, Keast, VJ, Gentle, A & Cortie, MB 2017, 'Optical properties and oxidation ofα-phase Ag–Al thin films', Nanotechnology, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 095202-095202.
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Tomak, A, Bacaksiz, C, Mendirek, G, Sahin, H, Hur, D, Gorgun, K, Senger, RT, Birer, O, Peeters, FM & Zareie, HM 2016, 'Structural changes in a Schiff base molecular assembly initiated by scanning tunneling microscopy tip', NANOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 27, no. 33.
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Keywords: nanotechnology, gold nanoparticles, lithography, nanopatterning, molecular electronics,
FOR Codes: Physical sciences, Chemical sciences, Surfaces and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter, Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified, Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences, Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences, Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Condensed matter physics