Microfabrication of X-ray optics by metal assisted chemical etching: A review

L Romano, M Stampanoni - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
High-aspect-ratio silicon micro-and nanostructures are technologically relevant in several
applications, such as microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems, sensors …

Deep learning reinvents the hearing aid

DL Wang - IEEE spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
My mother began to lose her hearing while I was away at college. I would return home to
share what I'd learned, and she would lean in to hear. Soon it became difficult for her to hold …

Templated dewetting: designing entirely self-organized platforms for photocatalysis

M Altomare, NT Nguyen, P Schmuki - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation and dispersion of metal nanoparticles on oxide surfaces in site-specific or even
arrayed configuration are key in various technological processes such as catalysis …

Metal assisted chemical etching of silicon in the gas phase: A nanofabrication platform for X-ray optics

L Romano, M Kagias, J Vila-Comamala… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High aspect ratio nanostructuring requires high precision pattern transfer with highly
directional etching. In this work, we demonstrate the fabrication of structures with ultra-high …

High‐Aspect‐Ratio Grating Microfabrication by Platinum‐Assisted Chemical Etching and Gold Electroplating

L Romano, J Vila-Comamala… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Diffractive optics play a key role in hard X‐rays imaging for which many scientific,
technological, and biomedical applications exist. Herein, high‐aspect‐ratio microfabrication …

Antireflective GaN nanoridge texturing by metal-assisted chemical etching via a thermally dewetted Pt catalyst network for highly responsive ultraviolet photodiodes

Y Liao, YJ Kim, J Lai, JH Seo, M Kim - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antireflective (AR) surface texturing is a feasible way to boost the light absorption of
photosensitive materials and devices. As a plasma-free etching method, metal-assisted …

Asymmetric wettability of nanostructures directs Leidenfrost droplets

RL Agapov, JB Boreyko, DP Briggs, BR Srijanto… - Acs Nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Leidenfrost phenomena on nano-and microstructured surfaces are of great importance for
increasing control over heat transfer in high power density systems utilizing boiling …

Altering the dewetting characteristics of ultrathin gold and silver films using a sacrificial antimony layer

P Farzinpour, A Sundar, KD Gilroy, ZE Eskin… - …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Solid state dewetting of ultrathin films is the most straightforward means of fabricating
substrate-supported noble metal nanostructures. This assembly process is, however, quite …

Carbon nanotube-based uncooled bolometers: advances and progress

S Nandi, A Misra - ACS Materials Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Discovery of infrared radiation (IR) was an important step in understanding the hidden
secrets of nature, which could be unraveled only after “seeing” this invisible spectrum. This …

Controlled dewetting as fabrication and patterning strategy for metal nanostructures

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi - physica status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metal thin films and metal nanostructures find a key role in the actual nanotechnology
revolution. They can be engineered for nanoelectronics, plasmonics, and sensing …