Conductive-AFM Patterning of Organic Semiconductors.

نویسندگان

  • Benjamin P Brown
  • Loren Picco
  • Mervyn J Miles
  • Charl F J Faul
چکیده

Using a conductive atomic force microscope (c-AFM) redox-writing technique, it is shown that it is possible to locally, and reversibly, pattern conducting, and nonconducting features on the surface of a low molecular weight aniline-based organic (semi)-conductor thin film using a commercial c-AFM. It is shown that application of a voltage between the tip and sample causes localized redox reactions at the surface without damage.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Small

دوره 11 38  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015