Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability
We have developed a simple method of fabricating liquid metal nanowire (NW) arrays of eutectic GaIn (EGaIn). When an EGaIn droplet anchored on a flat substrate is pulled perpendicular to the substrate surface at room temperature, an hourglass shaped EGaIn is formed. At the neck of the shape, based o...
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| description | We have developed a simple method of fabricating liquid metal nanowire (NW) arrays of eutectic GaIn (EGaIn). When an EGaIn droplet anchored on a flat substrate is pulled perpendicular to the substrate surface at room temperature, an hourglass shaped EGaIn is formed. At the neck of the shape, based on the Plateau–Rayleigh instability, the EGaIn bridge with periodically varying thicknesses is formed. Finally, the bridge is broken down by additional pulling. Then, EGaIn NW is formed at the surface of the breakpoint. In addition, EGaIn NW arrays are found to be fabricated by pulling multiple EGaIn droplets on a substrate simultaneously. The average diameter of the obtained NW was approximately 0.6 μm and the length of the NW depended on the amount of droplet anchored on the substrate. The EGaIn NWs fabricated in this study may be used for three-dimensional wiring for integrated circuits, the tips of scanning probe microscopes, and field electron emission arrays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3f29af6658048569fcb0865c9c93c072023-11-22T06:00:45ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-07-012615461610.3390/molecules26154616Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh InstabilityTakashi Ikuno0Zen Somei1Tokyo University of Science, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, JapanTokyo University of Science, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, JapanWe have developed a simple method of fabricating liquid metal nanowire (NW) arrays of eutectic GaIn (EGaIn). When an EGaIn droplet anchored on a flat substrate is pulled perpendicular to the substrate surface at room temperature, an hourglass shaped EGaIn is formed. At the neck of the shape, based on the Plateau–Rayleigh instability, the EGaIn bridge with periodically varying thicknesses is formed. Finally, the bridge is broken down by additional pulling. Then, EGaIn NW is formed at the surface of the breakpoint. In addition, EGaIn NW arrays are found to be fabricated by pulling multiple EGaIn droplets on a substrate simultaneously. The average diameter of the obtained NW was approximately 0.6 μm and the length of the NW depended on the amount of droplet anchored on the substrate. The EGaIn NWs fabricated in this study may be used for three-dimensional wiring for integrated circuits, the tips of scanning probe microscopes, and field electron emission arrays.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/15/4616nanowireliquid metal |
| spellingShingle | Takashi Ikuno Zen Somei Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability Molecules nanowire liquid metal |
| title | Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability |
| title_full | Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability |
| title_fullStr | Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability |
| title_short | Fabrication of Eutectic Ga-In Nanowire Arrays Based on Plateau–Rayleigh Instability |
| title_sort | fabrication of eutectic ga in nanowire arrays based on plateau rayleigh instability |
| topic | nanowire liquid metal |
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