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Quynh LT, Cheng CW, Huang CT, Raja SS, Mishra R, Yu MJ, Lu YJ, Gwo S. Flexible Plasmonics Using Aluminum and Copper Epitaxial Films on Mica. ACS Nano 2022; 16:5975-5983. [PMID: 35333048 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c11191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We demonstrate here the growth of aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), gold (Au), and silver (Ag) epitaxial films on two-dimensional, layered muscovite mica (Mica) substrates via van der Waals (vdW) heteroepitaxy with controllable film thicknesses from a few to hundreds of nanometers. In this approach, the mica thin sheet acts as a flexible and transparent substrate for vdW heteroepitaxy, which allows for large-area formation of atomically smooth, single-crystalline, and ultrathin plasmonic metals without the issue of film dewetting. The high-quality plasmonic metal films grown on mica enable us to design and fabricate well-controlled Al and Cu plasmonic nanostructures with tunable surface plasmon resonances ranging from visible to the near-infrared spectral region. Using these films, two kinds of plasmonic device applications are reported, including (1) plasmonic sensors with high effective index sensitivities based on surface plasmon interferometers fabricated on the Al/Mica film and (2) Cu/Mica nanoslit arrays for plasmonic color filters in the visible and near-infrared regions. Furthermore, we show that the responses of plasmonic nanostructures fabricated on the Mica substrates remain unaltered under large substrate bending conditions. Therefore, the metal-on-mica vdW heteroepitaxy platform is suitable for flexible plasmonics based on their bendable properties.
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- Le Thi Quynh
- Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang-Ming Chaio-Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang-Ming Chaio-Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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Llopis Monferrer N, Foulon V, Elies P. Enhanced scanning electron microscopy images using muscovite mica, an example with Rhizaria. Microsc Res Tech 2022; 85:2748-2751. [PMID: 35238446 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Muscovite mica sheets were used as a support to capture scanning electron microscopy pictures of marine biological samples. The physical properties of the cleaved muscovite mica provide a clean background, which greatly reduces the postprocessing of images, thereby enhancing them and resulting in impressive images. We chose siliceous Rhizaria for this investigation due to their morphological diversity and elaborate skeletons.
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- Natalia Llopis Monferrer
- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, F-29280, Plouzane, France.,Ecology of Marine Plankton Team, Sorbonne University, CNRS, UMR7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, F-29280, Plouzane, France
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- Plateforme d'Imagerie et de Mesures en Microscopie, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
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de Poel W, Brugman SJT, van de Ven KHA, Gasseling A, de Lange J, Townsend ER, Engwerda AHJ, Jankowski M, Blijlevens MAR, Werkhoven BL, Drnec J, Carlà F, Felici R, Tuladhar A, Adhikari NM, De Yoreo JJ, Elemans JAAW, van Enckevort WJP, Rowan AE, Vlieg E. Organothiol Monolayer Formation Directly on Muscovite Mica. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:2323-2327. [PMID: 31765512 PMCID: PMC7003791 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Organothiol monolayers on metal substrates (Au, Ag, Cu) and their use in a wide variety of applications have been extensively studied. Here, the growth of layers of organothiols directly onto muscovite mica is demonstrated using a simple procedure. Atomic force microscopy, surface X-ray diffraction, and vibrational sum-frequency generation IR spectroscopy studies revealed that organothiols with various functional endgroups could be self-assembled into (water) stable and adaptable ultra-flat organothiol monolayers over homogenous areas as large as 1 cm2 . The strength of the mica-organothiol interactions could be tuned by exchanging the potassium surface ions for copper ions. Several of these organothiol monolayers were subsequently used as a template for calcite growth.
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- Wester de Poel
- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Utrecht UniversityInstitute for Theoretical PhysicsPrincetonplein 53584 CCUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Physical Sciences DivisionPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWA99352USA
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- Physical Sciences DivisionPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWA99352USA
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- Physical Sciences DivisionPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWA99352USA
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud UniversityInstitute for Molecules and MaterialsHeyendaalseweg 1356525AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Bitla Y, Chen C, Lee HC, Do TH, Ma CH, Qui LV, Huang CW, Wu WW, Chang L, Chiu PW, Chu YH. Oxide Heteroepitaxy for Flexible Optoelectronics. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:32401-32407. [PMID: 27933841 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The emerging technological demands for flexible and transparent electronic devices have compelled researchers to look beyond the current silicon-based electronics. However, fabrication of devices on conventional flexible substrates with superior performance are constrained by the trade-off between processing temperature and device performance. Here, we propose an alternative strategy to circumvent this issue via the heteroepitaxial growth of transparent conducting oxides (TCO) on the flexible mica substrate with performance comparable to that of their rigid counterparts. With the examples of ITO and AZO as a case study, a strong emphasis is laid upon the growth of flexible yet epitaxial TCO relying muscovite's superior properties compared to those of conventional flexible substrates and its compatibility with the present fabrication methods. Besides excellent optoelectro-mechanical properties, an additional functionality of high-temperature stability, normally lacking in the current state-of-the-art transparent flexitronics, is provided by these heterostructures. These epitaxial TCO electrodes with good chemical and thermal stabilities as well as mechanical durability can significantly contribute to the field of flexible, light-weight, and portable smart electronics.
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- Yugandhar Bitla
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute , Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
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Zhang F, Zhang P, Hou J, Yun X, Li W, Du Q, Chen Y. Large scale anomalous patterns of muscovite mica discovered by atomic force microscopy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015; 7:8699-8705. [PMID: 25839085 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Muscovite mica is a widely used substrate because of its flatness. The large scale anomalous patterns of muscovite have been discovered by atomic force microscopy (AFM). These patterns distribute around the defects of the muscovite surface. By using different imaging modes and analyzing functions of AFM, these extraordinary patterns are thoroughly characterized, and it was revealed that some selected regularly aligned patterns mimic 2-D orthorhombic crystal systems surrounding the regular structure. However, such patterned nanostructures have no effects on the template-assisted self-assembly (or epitaxial growth) of a disease-related peptide GAV-9.
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- Feng Zhang
- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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- School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot 010018, China
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Yang L, Czajkowsky DM, Sun J, Hu J, Shao Z. Anomalous surface fatigue in a nano-layered material. Adv Mater 2014; 26:6478-6482. [PMID: 25163860 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanoscale materials fatigue within a single 7 Å layer of a 2D nano-layered material, muscovite mica, resembles fatigue in macroscopic systems except for two remarkable properties: first, there is an Å-scale precision in the depth of the damage and second, there are sharply defined "magical" stresses, beyond yield, at which the surface remains intact regardless of the number of applications of stress.
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- Liu Yang
- Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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