Title :
Fabrication of gold-based fractal surfaces
Author :
Petermann, Ingemar ; Canning, John ; Foley, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Photonics Labs. (iPL), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
A novel method for fabrication of complex gold nanostructures is presented. Fractal aggregations of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelates formed in seconds during solvent evaporation are used as masks for gold plating. SEM analysis shows evidence of general features on several scales from 100 μm down to considerably less than 100 nm with complete metal coverage.
Keywords :
aggregation; electroplating; evaporation; fractals; gold; masks; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical fabrication; scanning electron microscopy; Au; EDTA chelates; SEM analysis; complex gold nanostructures; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; fractal aggregations; gold plating; gold-based fractal surfaces; masks; metal coverage; solvent evaporation; Fractals; Gold; Nanostructures; Scanning electron microscopy; Self-assembly;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193967
