Issue 103, 2015

Local surface modification via confined electrochemical deposition with FluidFM

Abstract

We show how the association of AFM with microfluidics, namely FluidFM, is a valuable approach for the versatile electrochemical creation of patterns having diverse shapes and topologies. Localization of the electrochemical reactions was obtained by confining the electroactive species in the microchannel and dispensing them at a precise position through the aperture of FluidFM probes. The force feedback enabled a gentle approach onto the electrode as well as a gentle contact during both the lithography procedure as well as in situ topographical AFM imaging just before or after deposition. As model systems, we demonstrate electroplating of copper and electrografting of organic moieties by reduction of aryldiazonium salts.

Graphical abstract: Local surface modification via confined electrochemical deposition with FluidFM

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Apr 2015
Accepted
29 Jul 2015
First published
06 Oct 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 84517-84522

Local surface modification via confined electrochemical deposition with FluidFM

L. Hirt, R. R. Grüter, T. Berthelot, R. Cornut, J. Vörös and T. Zambelli, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 84517 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA07239E

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