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Interconnected nanowire clusters in polyimide for flexible circuits and magnetic sensing applications
Mikael Lindeberg,Klas Hjort +1 more
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In this paper, a 3D flexible circuit was fabricated by combining nano-and microtechnology, where clusters of nanowires form the vertical via connections. But the circuit structure is in essence a magnetic field sensor since the wires are made of nickel, a magnetoresistive material.Abstract:
By combining nano- and microtechnology we have fabricated three-dimensional (3D) flexible circuits, where clusters of nanowires form the vertical via connections. The nanowires, embedded in foils of polyimide plastic, are interconnected with two lithographically structured metallic surface layers. As the wires are defined by ion track technology they are stochastically distributed with a uniform density in macro-scale. In addition they are highly parallel in well-defined directions in the foil. The key structural element is a junction where overlapping lateral interconnection lines on the surface intersect with clusters of perpendicular or tilted wires. The demonstrated circuit structure is in essence a magnetic field sensor since the wires are made of nickel, a magnetoresistive material. The essential fabrication process comprises: ion track generation by means of heavy ion irradiation, selective ion track etching, electrodeposition of nanowires, and double-sided photolithography. The polyimide, employed commercially in, e.g. flexible printed circuit boards, is for the first time evaluated as a carrier for nanowires. The chemical properties and temperature stability makes the polyimide an appropriate material for implementation of electronic circuitry by ion- and photolithography.read more
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Ion and electron irradiation-induced effects in nanostructured materials
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review recent progress in the understanding of effects of irradiation on various zero-dimensional and one-dimensional nanoscale systems, such as semiconductor and metal nanoclusters and nanowires, nanotubes, and fullerenes.
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Characterization and properties of micro- and nanowires of controlled size, composition, and geometry fabricated by electrodeposition and ion-track technology.
TL;DR: Recent results obtained by this group on the fabrication, characterization and size-dependent properties of nanowires synthesized by this technique are reviewed, including investigations on electrical resistivity, surface plasmon resonances, and thermal instability.
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Highly-Ordered Supportless Three-Dimensional Nanowire Networks with Tunable Complexity and Interwire Connectivity for Device Integration
Markus Rauber,I. Alber,Sven Müller,Reinhard Neumann,Oliver Picht,Christina Roth,Alexander Schökel,Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares,Wolfgang Ensinger +8 more
TL;DR: The direct synthesis of highly ordered large-area nanowire networks by a method based on hard templates using electrodeposition within nanochannels of ion track-etched polymer membranes is reported, turning them into a promising electrocatalyst material.
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Status of ion track technology—Prospects of single tracks
TL;DR: A glimpse on the present status of ion track technology is provided: irradiation, etching and electro-replication of single and multiple ion tracks. as mentioned in this paper The uses of an electrolytic cell for single and counted track studies are sketched.
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Magnetization reversal in Co‐base nanowire arrays
Manuel Vázquez,L. G. Vivas +1 more
TL;DR: M. Vazquez is particularly honoured to contribute with this study in homage of Prof. Manfred Fahnle with whom he shared quite interesting discussions on phase transition in amorphous alloys already 30 years ago.
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