Chemical tailoring of hybrid sol-gel thick coatings as hosting matrix for functional patterned microstructures

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2011 Feb;3(2):245-51. doi: 10.1021/am100901m. Epub 2011 Jan 10.

Abstract

A phenyl-based hybrid organic - inorganic coating has been synthesized and processed by hard X-ray lithography. The overall lithography process is performed in a two-step process only (X-rays exposure and chemical etching). The patterns present high aspect ratio, sharp edges, and high homogeneity. The coating has been doped with a variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon functional molecules, such as anthracene, pentacene, and fullerene. For the first time, hard X-rays have been combined with thick hybrid functional coatings, using the sol-gel thick film directly as resist. A new technique based on a new material combined with hard X-rays is now available to fabricate optical devices. The effect due to the high-energy photon exposure has been investigated using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, laser scanner, optical profilometer, and confocal and electron microscope. High-quality thick hybrid fullerene-doped microstructures have been fabricated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fullerenes / chemistry
  • Gels / chemistry*
  • Microtechnology / instrumentation*
  • Microtechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / chemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Gels
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons