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Micro-/Nanohierarchical Structures Physically Engineered on Surfaces: Analysis and Perspective.

Junseong Ahn^1,2, Hyeonseok Han¹, Ji-Hwan Ha^1,2

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.

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Summary

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Micro-/nanohierarchical structures are crucial for advanced devices. This review categorizes these surface-engineered structures, detailing fabrication, applications, and future research for functional substrates.

Keywords:

fibers hierarchical structures micropatterns nanopatterns wrinkles

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Surface Engineering

Background:

Micro-/nanohierarchical structures are increasingly vital for functional substrates, bioinspired devices, energy electronics, and transducers.
Surface-engineered hierarchical structures offer material compatibility, design flexibility, and mechanical stability.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and categorize surface-engineered hierarchical structures based on function/shape.
To summarize fabrication strategies, component combinations, applications, and future research directions.
To compare physicochemical properties to overcome limitations of single-scale substrates.

Main Methods:

Categorization of hierarchical structure components by function/shape.
Comprehensive review of fabrication strategies and component assembly.
Comparative analysis of physicochemical properties.

Main Results:

Identification and classification of basic hierarchical structure components.
Overview of diverse fabrication techniques and combination methods.
Insights into physicochemical properties linked to component function.

Conclusions:

Surface-engineered hierarchical structures offer significant advantages over conventional substrates.
This review provides a reference for developing multicomponent functional substrates.
Further research is inspired by the potential of these advanced structures.