We report on a newly developed technology for the nanoscale processing of the conducting polyaniline (PANI) with an unprecedented areal patterning order and density control exceeding 0.25 teradot/inch/sup 2/. A simple two-step process is put forward to hierarchically build a large variety of functional PANI nanostructures on virtually any type of flexible or rigid substrates. Using template confinement, through Pt catalyzed electroless growth, highly-ordered arrays of distinct PANI nanowires are produced. Complex three-dimensional (3D) structural control is achieved through a direct pattern transfer using a novel type of resist- and dose-modulated 3D electron beam lithography. The method is scalable and provides a generic approach for nanopatterning surfaces with functional polymers. Aspects of the nanoscale PANI growth mechanism are discussed and the highly controllable, sub-picogram scale fabrication is emphasized. Simple schemes for single PANI nanowire fabrication, processing and device integration are presented.
Vlad, A., Jedrasik, P., Dutu, C. A., Serban, D. A., Guillet, P., Fustin, C.-A., Södervall, U., Gohy, J.-F., & Melinte, S. (2010). Hybrid synthesis and processing schemes for highly-ordered polyaniline nanoarchitectures. INEC 2010, Proceedings 5424497, pp. 429-430. Published. 3rd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, Hong Kong (China). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/229688