Tip induced crystallization lithography

Xin Zhang; Brandon L. Weeks

doi:10.1021/ja412346b

Tip induced crystallization lithography

Xin Zhang, Brandon L. Weeks

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Abstract

We demonstrate a new technique for efficiently fabricating large-area organic crystal arrays on substrates using tip induced crystallization lithography (TICL). This technique depends on coating an amorphous organic thin film on a substrate and then inducing crystallization of the thin film using an atomic force microscope tip. After the noncrystalline materials are removed from the substrate by heating or washing, the organic crystal arrays are stable on the substrate. In this communication, the size of the smallest feature made using TICL technique is less than 1 μm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1253-1255
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	136
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja412346b
State	Published - Jan 29 2014

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Zhang, X., & Weeks, B. L. (2014). Tip induced crystallization lithography. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(4), 1253-1255. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja412346b

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