Material-independent nanowire-transfer method based on mechanical interlocking for high performance flexible devices

Min Ho Seo, Sanghyun Park, Jae Young Yoo, Sungkyu Lim, Min Seung Jo, Kwang Wook Choi, Jae Shin Lee, Soo Bon Kim, Jun Bo Yoon

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Abstract

This paper reports a novel transfer method to fabricate ultralong, fully aligned nanowires, made of diverse materials on a flexible substrate. For the uniform transfer of nanowires made from a wide range of materials, a facile and robust mechanics-based nano-transfer method has been developed. A selectively dry-removable amorphous carbon nano-sacrificial layer between a vacuum-deposited nanowire and the underlying master mold is newly introduced, and it facilitates the robust and reliable mechanical transfer of dense and aligned nanowires onto a flexible substrate. Using the developed method, we first fabricated ultralong and fully aligned metal/metal-oxide (gold, platinum, and copper-oxide) nanowires on a large-area flexible substrate (2.5 × 2 cm2). We also fabricated a unique nanowire-heater-embedded gas-sensor using the transferred gold and copper-oxide nanowires, respectively. The developed heater-embedded device exhibited a 33-fold enhancement in sensitivity, responding to 10 ppm NO2 using a 0.6 V heater bias.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages33-36
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538647820
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Apr 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Jan 201825 Jan 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2018-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBelfast
Period21/01/1825/01/18

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