Patterned self-assembly of gold nanoparticles on chemical templates fabricated by soft UV nanoimprint lithography

Chemical templates for the patterned immobilization of gold nanoparticles were fabricated by soft UV nanoimprint lithography. The template structures were fabricated by means of the consecutively performed process steps of nanoimprint lithography, reactive ion etching, chemical functionalization with amino groups, and lift-off of imprint resist. These chemical templates were used for the defined assembly of 20 nm diameter citrate stabilized gold nanoparticles from aqueous solution. By reducing the ionic strength of the solution, one- and zero-dimensional particle assemblies were generated on sub-100-nm template structures. By this means, the pattern resolution predefined by the lithography process could be easily enhanced by dilution of the nanoparticle solution.

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