Publications
1.
Lipomi, Darren J.; Martinez, Ramses V.; Kats, Mikhail A.; Kang, Sung Hoon; Kim, Philseok; Aizenberg, Joanna; Capasso, Federico; Whitesides, George M.
Patterning the Tips of Optical Fibers with Metallic Nanostructures Using Nanoskiving Journal Article
In: Nano Letters, vol. 11, pp. 632–636, 2011.
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author = {Darren J. Lipomi and Ramses V. Martinez and Mikhail A. Kats and Sung Hoon Kang and Philseok Kim and Joanna Aizenberg and Federico Capasso and George M. Whitesides},
url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl103730g},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-04},
journal = {Nano Letters},
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abstract = {Convenient and inexpensive methods to pattern the facets of optical fibers with metallic nanostructures would enable many applications. This communication reports a method to generate and transfer arrays of metallic nanostructures to the cleaved facets of optical fibers. The process relies on nanoskiving, in which an ultramicrotome, equipped with a diamond knife, sections epoxy nanostructures coated with thin metallic films and embedded in a block of epoxy. Sectioning produces arrays of nanostructures embedded in thin epoxy slabs, which can be transferred manually to the tips of optical fibers at a rate of approximately 2 min−1, with 88% yield. Etching the epoxy matrices leaves arrays of nanostructures supported directly by the facets of the optical fibers. Examples of structures transferred include gold crescents, rings, high-aspect-ratio concentric cylinders, and gratings of parallel nanowires.},
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Convenient and inexpensive methods to pattern the facets of optical fibers with metallic nanostructures would enable many applications. This communication reports a method to generate and transfer arrays of metallic nanostructures to the cleaved facets of optical fibers. The process relies on nanoskiving, in which an ultramicrotome, equipped with a diamond knife, sections epoxy nanostructures coated with thin metallic films and embedded in a block of epoxy. Sectioning produces arrays of nanostructures embedded in thin epoxy slabs, which can be transferred manually to the tips of optical fibers at a rate of approximately 2 min−1, with 88% yield. Etching the epoxy matrices leaves arrays of nanostructures supported directly by the facets of the optical fibers. Examples of structures transferred include gold crescents, rings, high-aspect-ratio concentric cylinders, and gratings of parallel nanowires.
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2011
Lipomi, Darren J.; Martinez, Ramses V.; Kats, Mikhail A.; Kang, Sung Hoon; Kim, Philseok; Aizenberg, Joanna; Capasso, Federico; Whitesides, George M.
Patterning the Tips of Optical Fibers with Metallic Nanostructures Using Nanoskiving Journal Article
In: Nano Letters, vol. 11, pp. 632–636, 2011.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Metallic, Nanoskiving, Nanostructure, Optical Fiber, Patterning
@article{Lipomi2010,
title = {Patterning the Tips of Optical Fibers with Metallic Nanostructures Using Nanoskiving},
author = {Darren J. Lipomi and Ramses V. Martinez and Mikhail A. Kats and Sung Hoon Kang and Philseok Kim and Joanna Aizenberg and Federico Capasso and George M. Whitesides},
url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl103730g},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-04},
journal = {Nano Letters},
volume = {11},
pages = {632–636},
abstract = {Convenient and inexpensive methods to pattern the facets of optical fibers with metallic nanostructures would enable many applications. This communication reports a method to generate and transfer arrays of metallic nanostructures to the cleaved facets of optical fibers. The process relies on nanoskiving, in which an ultramicrotome, equipped with a diamond knife, sections epoxy nanostructures coated with thin metallic films and embedded in a block of epoxy. Sectioning produces arrays of nanostructures embedded in thin epoxy slabs, which can be transferred manually to the tips of optical fibers at a rate of approximately 2 min−1, with 88% yield. Etching the epoxy matrices leaves arrays of nanostructures supported directly by the facets of the optical fibers. Examples of structures transferred include gold crescents, rings, high-aspect-ratio concentric cylinders, and gratings of parallel nanowires.},
keywords = {Metallic, Nanoskiving, Nanostructure, Optical Fiber, Patterning},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Convenient and inexpensive methods to pattern the facets of optical fibers with metallic nanostructures would enable many applications. This communication reports a method to generate and transfer arrays of metallic nanostructures to the cleaved facets of optical fibers. The process relies on nanoskiving, in which an ultramicrotome, equipped with a diamond knife, sections epoxy nanostructures coated with thin metallic films and embedded in a block of epoxy. Sectioning produces arrays of nanostructures embedded in thin epoxy slabs, which can be transferred manually to the tips of optical fibers at a rate of approximately 2 min−1, with 88% yield. Etching the epoxy matrices leaves arrays of nanostructures supported directly by the facets of the optical fibers. Examples of structures transferred include gold crescents, rings, high-aspect-ratio concentric cylinders, and gratings of parallel nanowires.