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Metallic nanostructures in a polymer matrix and substrate fabrication and structural characterization

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Metal nanostructures are of considerable interest in the field of plasmonics and metamaterials and could have a wider impact if they are successfully embedded in a stable, inert and flexible polymer matrix. Fabrication of such structures is challenging for a variety of reasons including thermal stability, material compatibility with processing steps and general handling of material. In this work we have demonstrated the fabrication of metal nanostructures and embedded them in a polymer. Furthermore, these structures were fabricated on a flexible polymer membrane and detached from a carrier substrate. Characterization of these structures was performed with SEM, TEM and EDS.

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  1. Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, Oregon State University, 204 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    Siddhartha Bhowmik, Arliena Holm, Oksana Ostroverkhova & Sundar Atre

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Bhowmik, S., Holm, A., Ostroverkhova, O. et al. Metallic nanostructures in a polymer matrix and substrate fabrication and structural characterization. Appl. Phys. A 103, 1117–1123 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6052-y

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