Nanocomposite films were fabricated by supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) of palladium clusters on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) surfaces. The evolution of the electrical conductance with cluster coverage and microscopy analysis show that Pd clusters are implanted in the polymer and form a continuous layer extending for several tens of nanometres beneath the polymer surface. This allows the deposition, using stencil masks, of cluster-assembled Pd microstructures on PMMA showing a remarkably high adhesion compared with metallic films obtained by thermal evaporation. These results suggest that SCBD is a promising tool for the fabrication of metallic microstructures on flexible polymeric substrates.
Poly(methyl methacrylate)-palladium clusters nanocomposite formation by supersonic cluster beam deposition : a method for microstructured metallization of polymer surfaces / L. Ravagnan, G. Divitini, S. Rebasti, M. Marelli, P.G.C. Piseri, P. Milani. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D. APPLIED PHYSICS. - ISSN 0022-3727. - 42:8(2009 Apr 21), pp. 082002.082002-1-082002.082002-5. [10.1088/0022-3727/42/8/082002]
Poly(methyl methacrylate)-palladium clusters nanocomposite formation by supersonic cluster beam deposition : a method for microstructured metallization of polymer surfaces
L. RavagnanPrimo
;G. DivitiniSecondo
;P.G.C. PiseriPenultimo
;P. MilaniUltimo
2009
Abstract
Nanocomposite films were fabricated by supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) of palladium clusters on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) surfaces. The evolution of the electrical conductance with cluster coverage and microscopy analysis show that Pd clusters are implanted in the polymer and form a continuous layer extending for several tens of nanometres beneath the polymer surface. This allows the deposition, using stencil masks, of cluster-assembled Pd microstructures on PMMA showing a remarkably high adhesion compared with metallic films obtained by thermal evaporation. These results suggest that SCBD is a promising tool for the fabrication of metallic microstructures on flexible polymeric substrates.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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