Microcontact Printing with Octadecanethiol

Authors

Robert B. Bass, Portland State UniversityFollow
Arthur W. Lichtenberger, University of Virginia

Published In

Applied Surface Science

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

3-2004

Subjects

Microcontact printing, Soft lithography

Abstract

We investigate various alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer inks for microcontact printing patterns on gold substrates. Our research compares hexadecanethiol with an alkanethiol of higher molecular weight, octadecanethiol. Transport mechanisms of alkanethiols along the gold surface and through the ambient are highly dependant upon the molecular weight of the thiols used, and thus are of particular importance when patterning submicron features. Monolayers of octadecanethiol are well suited for patterning such features on gold. The quality of transferred patterns printed with octadecanethiol and hexadecanethiol are examined. The gold patterns fabricated in this work were analyzed via scanning electron microscopy.

Description

*At the time of publication, Robert Bass was affiliated with the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Copyright © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2003.10.042

DOI

10.1016/j.apsusc.2003.10.042

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33603

Citation Details

Bass, R. B., & Lichtenberger, A. W. (2004). Microcontact printing with octadecanethiol. Applied Surface Science, 226(4), 335-340.