Mask-Free Patterning of High-Conductivity Metal Nanowires in Open Air by Spatially Modulated Femtosecond Laser Pulses

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Abstract

A novel high-resolution nanowire fabrication method is developed by thin-film patterning using a spatially modulated femtosecond laser pulse. Deep subwavelength (≈1/13 of the laser wavelength) and high conductivity (≈1/4 of the bulk gold) nanowires are fabricated in the open air without using masks, which offers a single-step arbitrary direct patterning approach for electronics, plasmonics, and optoelectronics nanodevices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6238-6243
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • femtosecond lasers
  • nanowires
  • spatially modulated beams
  • thin film ablation

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