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Formation of Highly Ordered Platinum Nanowire Arrays on Silicon via Laser-Induced Self-Organization
Michael Dasbach1, Hendrik M Reinhardt1, Norbert A Hampp2,3
1Department of Chemistry, Philipps-University of Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) provide an elegant solution for the generation of highly ordered periodic patterns on the surface of solids. In this study, LIPSS are utilized for the formation of periodic platinum nanowire arrays. In a process based on laser-stimulated self-organization, platinum thin films, sputter-deposited onto silicon, are transformed into nanowire arrays with an average periodicity of 538 nm. The width of the platinum nanowires is adjustable in a range from 20 nm to 250 nm by simply adjusting the thickness of the initial platinum thin films in a range from 0.3 nm to 4.3 nm. With increasing width, platinum nanowires show a rising tendency to sink into the surface of the silicon wafer, thus indicating alloying between platinum and silicon upon LIPSS-formation by a nanosecond-pulsed laser. The Pt/silicon wires may be etched away, leaving a complementary nanostructure in the silicon surface.
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