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A polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern on gold using a micro-contact printing technique
, K. Pandian
Published in Springer New York
2003
Volume: 7
   
Issue: 5
Pages: 296 - 300
Abstract
A micro-contact printing technique was used to fabricate a polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern on a gold surface. ω-(N-Pyrroyl)undecanethiol (PyC11SH) acts as ink for the generation of a pyrrole-terminal monolayer patterned on gold. This monolayer-patterned surface functions as a resist for the selective growth of polymethylene by catalytic decomposition of diazomethane on the gold surface. It also functions as a monomer for the electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole on the PyC11SH monolayer-patterned surface. The polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern was fabricated by an electrochemical polymerization method. The polypyrrole was grown on the pyrrole-patterned surface by potential scanning between 0.0 and 1.2 V vs. Ag wire. The thickness of the polypyrrole growth increases with the increasing number of cycles. The structural features of the patterned surface can be determined by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.
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JournalData powered by TypesetJournal of Solid State Electrochemistry
PublisherData powered by TypesetSpringer New York
ISSN14328488