Nano Express
One-step fabrication of nanowire-grid polarizers using liquid-bridge-mediated nanotransfer molding
Author affiliations
1 Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, Korea
2 Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon BioNano Research Insititute, Gachon University, Gyeonggi, 461-701, Korea
Citation and License
Nanoscale Research Letters 2012, 7:351 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-351
Published: 27 June 2012Abstract
Ag nanowire-grid polarizers (NWGPs) were prepared by a one-step fabrication method, called liquid-bridge-mediated nanotransfer molding (LB-nTM). LB-nTM is a new direct nano-patterning method based on the direct transfer of various materials from a mold to a substrate via liquid layer. We fabricated NWGPs with Ag nanowire arrays (81 nm parallel lines and 119 nm spaces) on 2.5 in. transparent substrates by LB-nTM using an Ag nanoparticle solution. The maximum and minimum transmittances of the Ag NWGP at 800 nm were 80% and 10%, respectively.
