Thermal Probe Nanopatterning Enables Nanoparticle · PDF file4 times PDMS replication (Error...

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Meniscus motion Henry S.C. Yu, Samuel T. Zimmermann, Juergen Brugger Microsystems Laboratory - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) - lmis1.epfl.ch Henry S.C. Yu ([email protected]), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne STI IMT LMIS1, Bâtiment BM Station 17, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Summary References 1 Fan, J. A. et al., Science 328 (2010) 1135-1138 2 Kraus, T. et al., Nature Nanotechnology 2 (2007) 570-576 3 Flauraud, V. et al., Nature Nanotechnology 12 (2017) 73-80 4 Sheikholeslami, S. et al., Nano Letters 10 (2010) 2655-2660 5 Knoll, A.W. et al., Advanced Materials 22 (2010) 3361-3365 Thermal Probe Nanopatterning Enables Nanoparticle Assembly on PDMS Substrates In this work, we demonstrate: A method of pattern transfer from thermal probe nanopatterning to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) The repeatibility of this pattern transfer method The capillary-assisted particle assembly (CAPA) on PDMS after pattern transfer Gold nano-rods assembly D: 40 nm L: 100 nm SPR peak: 700 nm 10:1 PDMS/curing agent 30 minutes degass 70 o C curing for 1.5 hour Peel-off by hand Thermal scanning probe nanopatterning Pattern replication on PDMS Capillary-asstisted particle assembly on patterned PDMS Meniscus motion poly-phthalaldehyde (PPA) Heat ~μs V Evaporated Repeatibility of pattern transfer to PDMS Capillary assisted nano-rods assembly on PDMS 500 nm -60 nm 11 nm 1 µm 11 nm -79 nm 1 µm -26 nm 75 nm The surface roughness of 500 x 500 nm 2 area above the initial writing on PPA is still smaller than 2.5 nm after 4 times PDMS replication PPA surface roughness (500 x 500 nm 2 ) PPA pattern depth/PDMS pattern height Roughness measurement The structure depth of the initial writing on PPA keeps the same level after 4 times PDMS replication (Error bar here is +/-1σ) Depth/height measurement: "E" & "1" AFM image of thermal scanning probe initial writing on PPA AFM image of new writing on the same PPA chip after 4 times PDMS replication. The thermal scanning probe nanopatterning still works well AFM image of the 4 th PDMS replication. The replication still works well (a)(b) AFM image of linear traps patterned on PPA and PDMS respectively. (c) PPA profile of deep trap (FWHM/height: 191nm/45nm) and shallow trap (FWHM/height: 82nm/45nm). (d) PDMS profile of deep trap (FWHM/depth: 180nm/41nm) and shallow trap (FWHM/depth: 68nm/26nm). Meniscus motion a b Images of Au nano-rods assembled by CAPA on PDMS: (a) In the dark field optical microscope image, the bright red dots are the light scattered by Au nano-rods, indicating they are trapped only at deep zone. (b) In the AFM image, Au nano-rods are trapped at the boundary of shallow and deep zones, where both the trap depth and width vary. Trap (a) AFM 3D image of hoofs- like trap design. (b) The red dots in the dark field optical microscope image indicate trapped Au nano-rods. The CAPA yield is higher with this design but multiple rods are trapped in a single trap as shown in the AFM 3D image. Backwall profile(µm) 125 nm Sidewall profile(µm) 65 nm Multiple Au rods a b 0.61 1.13 1.22 1.97 1.77 0.76 1.55 1.54 2.29 2.26 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Initial writing After 1ˢᵗ replication After 2ⁿᵈ replication After 3ʳᵈ replication After 4ᵗʰ replication Surface roughness (nm) Ra Rq 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Initial writing After 1ˢᵗ replication After 2ⁿᵈ replication After 3ʳᵈ replication After 4ᵗʰ replication Depth/height (nm) PPA-"E" PDMS-"E" PPA-"1" PDMS-"1"

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Henry S.C. Yu, Samuel T. Zimmermann, Juergen BruggerMicrosystems Laboratory - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) - lmis1.epfl.ch

Henry S.C. Yu ([email protected]), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne STI IMT LMIS1, Bâtiment BM Station 17, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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Summary

References1 Fan, J. A. et al., Science 328 (2010) 1135-11382 Kraus, T. et al., Nature Nanotechnology 2 (2007) 570-576 3 Flauraud, V. et al., Nature Nanotechnology 12 (2017) 73-804 Sheikholeslami, S. et al., Nano Letters 10 (2010) 2655-26605 Knoll, A.W. et al., Advanced Materials 22 (2010) 3361-3365

Thermal Probe Nanopatterning Enables Nanoparticle Assembly on PDMS Substrates

In this work, we demonstrate:A method of pattern transfer from thermal probe nanopatterning to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)The repeatibility of this pattern transfer methodThe capillary-assisted particle assembly (CAPA) on PDMS after pattern transfer

Gold nano-rods assembly

D: 40 nm

L: 100 nm

SPR peak: 700 nm

10:1 PDMS/curing agent

30 minutes degass

70 oC curing for 1.5 hour

Peel-off by hand

Thermal scanning probe nanopatterning

Pattern replication on PDMS Capillary-asstisted particle assembly on patterned PDMS

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poly-phthalaldehyde (PPA)

Heat~μs

V

Evaporated

Repeatibility of pattern transfer to PDMS

Capillary assisted nano-rods assembly on PDMS

500 nm-60 nm

11 nm

1 µm

11 nm

-79 nm

1 µm-26 nm

75 nm

The surface roughness of

500 x 500 nm2 area

above the initial writing

on PPA is still smaller

than 2.5 nm after 4 times

PDMS replication

PPA surface roughness (500 x 500 nm2)

PPA pattern depth/PDMS pattern height

Roughness measurement

The structure depth of the

initial writing on PPA

keeps the same level after

4 times PDMS replication

(Error bar here is +/-1σ)

Depth/height measurement: "E" & "1"

AFM image of thermal

scanning probe initial

writing on PPA

AFM image of new writing on the same PPA chip after 4 times PDMS replication. The thermal scanning probe nanopatterning still works well

AFM image of the 4th

PDMS replication. The

replication still works

well

(a)(b) AFM image of linear traps patterned on PPA and PDMS respectively. (c) PPA profile of deep trap (FWHM/height: 191nm/45nm) and shallow trap (FWHM/height: 82nm/45nm). (d) PDMS profile of deep trap (FWHM/depth: 180nm/41nm) and shallow trap (FWHM/depth: 68nm/26nm).

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a b

Images of Au nano-rods assembled by CAPA on PDMS: (a) In the dark field optical microscope image, the bright red dots are the light scattered by Au nano-rods, indicating they are trapped only at deep zone. (b) In the AFM image, Au nano-rods are trapped at the boundary of shallow and deep zones, where both the trap depth and width vary.

Trap

(a) AFM 3D image of hoofs-like trap design. (b) The red dots in the dark field optical microscope image indicate trapped Au nano-rods.The CAPA yield is higher with this design but multiple rods are trapped in a single trap as shown in the AFM 3D image.

Backwall profile(µm)

125 nm

Sidewall profile(µm)

65 nm

Multiple Au rodsa

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Initial writing After 1ˢᵗ replication

After 2ⁿᵈ replication

After 3ʳᵈ replication

After 4ᵗʰ replication

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Initial writing After 1ˢᵗ replication

After 2ⁿᵈ replication

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