1. CNT-based photopatternable nanocomposites with high electrical conductivity and optical transparency.
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Hailin Cong, Lingfei Hong, Ryan S Harake, and Tingrui Pan
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NANOCOMPOSITE materials ,ELECTRIC conductivity ,PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY ,CARBON nanotubes ,MICROFABRICATION ,PHOTORESISTS ,BIOSENSORS - Abstract
In this paper, a nanocomposite approach is introduced to provide both electrically conductive and optically transparent micropatterns on any flexible substrate employing photolithography-based microfabrication. The nanocomposite materials combine the highly directional nanoscopic networks and electrical conductivity of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with the photopatternability and optical transparency of SU-8 photoresist. The photopatternable nanocomposites have yielded high optical transparency of 90% and high electrical conductivity of 27.5 S m[?]1 with the minimal feature resolution of 10 um. Additionally, an interesting nano-bridge phenomenon has been discovered during fabrication of the microscale features. Moreover, the photopatternable transparent conductive nanocomposite has demonstrated its application to biomedical sensing for exceptional adaptability and flexibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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