A study on the time and pressure dependent deformation of microcontact printed μcp channels fabricated using self assembled monolayers of alkanethiol on gold

Accepted Manuscript A Study on The Time and Pressure Dependent Deformation of Microcontact Printed (μCP) Channels Fabricated Using Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanethiol on Gold M Jalal Uddin, M Khalid Hossain, Scientific Officer, Wayesh Qarony, Senior Lecturar, Mohammad I Hossain, Assistant Professor, M.N.H Mia, Senior Scientific Officer, S Hossen, Lecturer PII: S2468-2179(17)30043-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.07.008 Reference: JSAMD 112 To appear in: Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices Received Date: 26 March 2017 Revised Date: 25 July 2017 Accepted Date: 31 July 2017 Please cite this article as: M.J Uddin, M.K Hossain, W Qarony, M.I Hossain, M.N.H Mia, S Hossen, A Study on The Time and Pressure Dependent Deformation of Microcontact Printed (μCP) Channels Fabricated Using Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanethiol on Gold, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.07.008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has 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Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh Dept of Physics, Khulna Govt Mahila College, National University, Gazipur- 1704, Bangladesh M Jalal Uddin * M AN U *Corresponding Author: E-mail: mju.aece@gmail.com; Phone: +821092972257 Associate Professor Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh *Email: mju.aece@gmail.com; *Phone: +821092972257 M Khalid Hossain Wayesh Qarony TE D Scientific Officer Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka-1349, GPO Box 3787, Bangladesh Email: khalid.baec@yahoo.com EP Senior Lecturar Electrical and Electronic Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh Email : wayesh@gmail.com Mohammad I Hossain AC C Assistant Professor Electrical and Electronic Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh Email: m.hossain.jub@gmail.com M.N.H Mia Senior Scientific Officer Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka-1349, GPO Box 3787, Bangladesh Email: nasrul_apece@yahoo.com S Hossen Lecturer Dept of Physics, Khulna Govt Mahila College, National University, Gazipur- 1704, Bangladesh Email: soroiu23@yahoo.com ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT A study on the time and pressure dependent deformation of microcontact printed (CP) channels fabricated using self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiol on gold RI PT Abstract Microcontact printing (μCP), a cost-effective replication method, is an alternative to the conventional electron beam or X-ray lithography technique to create microstructure patterns But SC the resolution problem in microcontact printed structures is a major user concern A μCP technique to focus on the deformation effect of different printing time and printing pressure M AN U on the microcontact printehe alkanethiol molecules used as printing ink in CP adsorbs on the Au surface within 30 seconds to form fine structures In the graphs shown in Fig 4(a) and 4(b), the average channel width and space changes SC almost linearly until the printing time of the 10 minutes and tends to saturate at around hour Since the channels distort with increasing printing time, therefore, the space between M AN U channels decreases with increasing channel width due to the distortion effect [41] Thus the graphs in Fig 4(a) and Fig 4(b) correlates the increasing channel widths with decreasing EP TE D channel space for different printing time AC C (a) (b) Fig Printing time dependent average (a) channel width, and (b) channel space 3.3 Effect of printing pressure on the microcontact printed microstructures The printing pressure is influential to the resolution of the micro-contact printed structures Therefore, measures should be taken to apply optimal pressure on the printing stamp while the inked stamp is in conformal contact with the metal surface To estimate the optimized printing pressures, custom-made metal blocks prepared ourselves have been utilized to apply JSAMD_2017_33_R1 (Page of 14) ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT weight during printing The applied pressure using metal blocks has been justified by several literature survey [42-44] Some demonstrations were followed earlier to select the maximum number of blocks to be applied onto the PDMS stamp Based on the optimized condition that the microstructures can sustain without any mechanical distortion during printing, the RI PT microstructures on Au was prepared with the proposed printing technique The pressure (P) from the applied metal blocks on the printing stamp was estimated following the relation, P = F/A, where, the force was measured from the mass (m) of metal blocks using the relation of SC force ( F) given by F = mg [45] M AN U The SEM images in Fig 5(a) and 5(b) show the structures prepared with two different pressures on the printing stamp at fixed printing time of 30 seconds Fig(a) outlines the structures made of atmospheric pressures, whereas Fig 5(b) present the structures with applied pressure optimized with metal blocks on the printing stamp As seen from the both figures, the printing with atmospheric pressures provides the qualitative microstructures with TE AC C EP 1802.44 pa (Fig 5(b)) D fine resolution (Fig 5(a)) which are distorted even though with minimal applied pressure of Fig SEM images showing (a) channel width and channel space at atmospheric pressure, and (b) channel width and channel space with applied pressure JSAMD_2017_33_R1 (Page of 14) ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT To quantify the effect of different applied pressure on channel width and space, average channel width and channel space of the prepared microstructures have been calculated and graphed in Fig 6(a) and (b) As seen in the figures, the reciprocity values of the channel width and space were closely found until the applied pressure of 1802.44 pa Beyond the RI PT pressure level of 1802.44 pa the structures started to be distorted linearly with the applied M AN U SC pressure, which have been similarly reported in previous literature [46] (b) D (a) EP Conclusion TE Fig Printing pressure dependent average (a) channel width, and (b) channel space Microcontact printing as a versatile and powerful technique has been successfully AC C demonstrated to transfer channel like structures using SAMs of alkanethiol on Au The ultimate resolution of CP severely influenced by the conformal contact of inked PDMS stamp on Au layer and pressure applied on the PDMS stamp during printing time has also been demonstrated The quantified channel width and channel space with increasing printing time and pressure confirms that the minimal printing time at atmospheric pressure could provide the best resolution structure avoiding distortion and deformation effect of the PDMS stamp JSAMD_2017_33_R1 (Page 10 of 14) ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Acknowledgement This work was 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