Room temperature mechanical thinning and imprinting of solid films

Cross G. L. W., O'CONNELL B. S., Ozer H. Ö., PETHICA J. B.

NANO LETTERS, vol.7, no.2, pp.357-362, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1021/nl0624566
  • Journal Name: NANO LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.357-362
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The mechanical patterning of thin films has received recent attention due to significant potential for efficient nanostructure fabrication. For solid films, mechanically thinning wide areas remains particularly challenging. In this work, we introduce a new plastic ratchet mechanism involving small amplitude (< 10 nm), oscillatory shear motion of the forging die. This isothermal mechanism significantly extends mass transport across surfaces, broadening the scope of nanoscale processing for a potentially wide class of solid ductile materials.