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Canadian Science Publishing, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2(96), p. 190-195, 2018

DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2017-0321

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Thiol-ene click microcontact printing of gold nanoparticles onto silicon surfaces

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Abstract

We report a novel process to selectively pattern nanomaterials, specifically gold nanoparticles, onto a silicon surface through “click” chemistry, to consistently and efficiently join together small units through a quick and simple reaction. We employed the UV-initiated thiol-ene reaction, which is used in tandem with microcontact printing. Dithiol-capped nanoparticles were used as a printing ink and were grafted onto ene-terminated Si(100) wafers by pressing a nanoparticle-impregnated poly(dimethylsiloxane) stamp, while irradiating with ultraviolet light to activate a radical initiator. The resulting structures were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.