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Ahn J, Jang H, Jeong Y, Choi S, Ko J, Hwang SH, Jeong J, Jung YS, Park I. Illuminating Recent Progress in Nanotransfer Printing: Core Principles, Emerging Applications, and Future Perspectives. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2303704. [PMID: 38032705 PMCID: PMC10767444 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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As the demand for diverse nanostructures in physical/chemical devices continues to rise, the development of nanotransfer printing (nTP) technology is receiving significant attention due to its exceptional throughput and ease of use. Over the past decade, researchers have attempted to enhance the diversity of materials and substrates used in transfer processes as well as to improve the resolution, reliability, and scalability of nTP. Recent research on nTP has made continuous progress, particularly using the control of the interfacial adhesion force between the donor mold, target material, and receiver substrate, and numerous practical nTP methods with niche applications have been demonstrated. This review article offers a comprehensive analysis of the chronological advancements in nTP technology and categorizes recent strategies targeted for high-yield and versatile printing based on controlling the relative adhesion force depending on interfacial layers. In detail, the advantages and challenges of various nTP approaches are discussed based on their working mechanisms, and several promising solutions to improve morphological/material diversity are presented. Furthermore, this review provides a summary of potential applications of nanostructured devices, along with perspectives on the outlook and remaining challenges, which are expected to facilitate the continued progress of nTP technology and to inspire future innovations.
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- Junseong Ahn
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Manufacturing TechnologyKorea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)Daejeon34103Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Manufacturing TechnologyKorea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)Daejeon34103Republic of Korea
- Radioisotope Research DivisionKorea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)Daejeon34057Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Manufacturing TechnologyKorea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)Daejeon34103Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Manufacturing TechnologyKorea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)Daejeon34103Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon34141Republic of Korea
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Park TW, Kang YL, Kang EB, Jung H, Lee S, Hwang G, Lee JW, Choi S, Nahm S, Kwon S, kim KH, Park WI. Direct Printing of Ultrathin Block Copolymer Film with Nano-in-Micro Pattern Structures. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2303412. [PMID: 37607117 PMCID: PMC10582423 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Nanotransfer printing (nTP) is one of the most promising nanopatterning methods given that it can be used to produce nano-to-micro patterns effectively with functionalities for electronic device applications. However, the nTP process is hindered by several critical obstacles, such as sub-20 nm mold technology, reliable large-area replication, and uniform transfer-printing of functional materials. Here, for the first time, a dual nanopatterning process is demonstrated that creates periodic sub-20 nm structures on the eight-inch wafer by the transfer-printing of patterned ultra-thin (<50 nm) block copolymer (BCP) film onto desired substrates. This study shows how to transfer self-assembled BCP patterns from the Si mold onto rigid and/or flexible substrates through a nanopatterning method of thermally assisted nTP (T-nTP) and directed self-assembly (DSA) of Si-containing BCPs. In particular, the successful microscale patternization of well-ordered sub-20 nm SiOx patterns is systematically presented by controlling the self-assembly conditions of BCP and printing temperature. In addition, various complex pattern geometries of nano-in-micro structures are displayed over a large patterning area by T-nTP, such as angular line, wave line, ring, dot-in-hole, and dot-in-honeycomb structures. This advanced BCP-replicated nanopatterning technology is expected to be widely applicable to nanofabrication of nano-to-micro electronic devices with complex circuits.
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- Tae Wan Park
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea UniversitySeoul02841Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPukyong National University (PKNU)45 Yongso‐ro, Nam‐guBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPukyong National University (PKNU)45 Yongso‐ro, Nam‐guBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPukyong National University (PKNU)45 Yongso‐ro, Nam‐guBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- Nano Convergence Materials CenterKorea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET)Jinju52851Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPusan National University (PNU)Busan46241Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPukyong National University (PKNU)45 Yongso‐ro, Nam‐guBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPusan National University (PNU)Busan46241Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang37673Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea UniversitySeoul02841Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPusan National University (PNU)Busan46241Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPusan National University (PNU)Busan46241Republic of Korea
- Global Frontier R&D Center for Hybrid Interface Materials (HIM)Pusan National UniversityBusan46241Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPukyong National University (PKNU)45 Yongso‐ro, Nam‐guBusan48513Republic of Korea
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Chen Z, Lu X, Wang H, Chang J, Wang D, Wang W, Ng SW, Rong M, Li P, Huang Q, Gan Z, Zhong J, Li WD, Zheng Z. Electrochemical Replication and Transfer for Low-Cost, Sub-100 nm Patterning of Materials on Flexible Substrates. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210778. [PMID: 36604772 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The fabrication of high-resolution patterns on flexible substrates is an essential step in the development of flexible electronics. However, the patterning process on flexible substrates often requires expensive equipment and tedious lithographic processing. Here, a bottom-up patterning technique, termed electrochemical replication and transfer (ERT) is reported, which fabricates multiscale patterns of a wide variety of materials by selective electrodeposition of target materials on a predefined template, and subsequent transfer of the electrodeposited materials to a flexible substrate, while leaving the undamaged template for reuse for over 100 times. The additive and parallel patterning attribute of ERT allows the fabrication of multiscale patterns with resolutions spanning from sub-100 nm to many centimeters simultaneously, which overcomes the trade-off between resolution and throughput of conventional patterning techniques. ERT is suitable for fabricating a wide variety of materials including metals, semiconductors, metal oxides, and polymers into arbitrary shapes on flexible substrates at a very low cost.
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- Zijian Chen
- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory for Ultra-precision Machining Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Cho H, Han S, Kwon J, Jung J, Kim HJ, Kim H, Eom H, Hong S, Ko SH. Self-assembled stretchable photonic crystal for a tunable color filter. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:3501-3504. [PMID: 30067698 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.003501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this Letter, we report the development of a continuously tunable color filter based on a self-assembled isotropically stretchable microbead monolayer. Spreading equidistantly upon the application of lateral strain, the isotropically stretchable monolayer serves as a dynamic diffraction grating whose diffraction angle can be mechanically modulated. Combined with a simple spatial filtering scheme, the spectra of the filtered light are solely controlled by external strain (up to 32% radial strain) to cover a broad visible spectrum. Through a finite-difference time-domain far-field diffraction simulation, we validate the working principle of the proposed color filter. The proposed continuously tunable color filter is expected to open original applications in next-generation display field.
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Yu X, Shou W, Mahajan BK, Huang X, Pan H. Materials, Processes, and Facile Manufacturing for Bioresorbable Electronics: A Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1707624. [PMID: 29736971 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bioresorbable electronics refer to a new class of advanced electronics that can completely dissolve or disintegrate with environmentally and biologically benign byproducts in water and biofluids. They have provided a solution to the growing electronic waste problem with applications in temporary usage of electronics such as implantable devices and environmental sensors. Bioresorbable materials such as biodegradable polymers, dissolvable conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics are extensively studied, enabling massive progress of bioresorbable electronic devices. Processing and patterning of these materials are predominantly relying on vacuum-based fabrication methods so far. However, for the purpose of commercialization, nonvacuum, low-cost, and facile manufacturing/printing approaches are the need of the hour. Bioresorbable electronic materials are generally more chemically reactive than conventional electronic materials, which require particular attention in developing the low-cost manufacturing processes in ambient environment. This review focuses on material reactivity, ink availability, printability, and process compatibility for facile manufacturing of bioresorbable electronics.
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- Xiaowei Yu
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65401, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65401, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65401, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjing, 300072, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65401, USA
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Filser S, Maier TL, Nagel RD, Schindler W, Lugli P, Becherer M, Krischer K. Photoelectrochemical reactivity of well-defined mesoscale gold arrays on SiO2/Si substrates in CO2-saturated aqueous electrolyte. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ventrici de Souza J, Liu Y, Wang S, Dörig P, Kuhl TL, Frommer J, Liu GY. Three-Dimensional Nanoprinting via Direct Delivery. J Phys Chem B 2017; 122:956-962. [PMID: 29120185 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Direct writing methods are a generic and simple means to produce designed structures in three dimensions (3D). The printing is achieved by extruding printing materials through a nozzle, which provides a platform to deliver a wide range of materials. Although this method has been routinely used for 3D printing at macroscopic scales, miniaturization to micrometer and nanometer scales and building hierarchical structures at multidimensional scales represent new challenges in research and development. The current work addresses these challenges by combining the spatial precision of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and local delivery capability of microfluidics. Specialized AFM probes serve dual roles of a microscopy tip and a delivery tool, enabling the miniaturization of 3D printing via direct material delivery. Stacking grids of 20 μm periodicity were printed layer-by-layer covering 1 mm × 1 mm regions. The spatial fidelity was measured to be several nanometers, which is among the highest in 3D printing. The results clearly demonstrate the feasibility of achieving high precision 3D nanoprinting with nanometer feature size and accuracy with practical throughput and overall size. This work paves the way for advanced applications of 3D hierarchical nanostructures.
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- Joao Ventrici de Souza
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- IBM Almaden Research Center , San Jose, California 95120, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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