IEC 37 |
| Chih-Yi Peng1, Stephen J. Fonash1, Bin Gu2, Ayuaman Sen2, Seong H. Kim3, and Henry C. Foley3. (1) Nanofabrication facility, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2) Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (3) Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 118B Fenske Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802 |
| Channels with nanodimensional cross-sections were fabricated by e-beam lithography and top-down silicon processing and used as templates for controlled polymerization. The dimensions of these nanotemplates are 20 nm high, 20 nm to 200 nm wide, and 100 mm long. It was established that these channels are open all the way without any collapsed regions. Nanostructured polymer filaments with controlled size, location and orientation were grown inside the channels by either radical or coordination polymerization. The presence of the polymers in the channels was verified by O2 plasma etching, fluorescence mapping, and solubility test. The polymer filaments produced are continuous and, when released from the template, can twist without breaking. |
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General Papers in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (sponsored by Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology Subdivision)
1:30 PM-5:24 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2003 Convention Center -- Room 394, Oral
Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |