Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems Article 2014

Nanohelices by shadow growth

Thumb ticker sm gibbs  john
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, then Assistant Professor in Physics at Northern Arizona University, USA.
Thumb ticker sm schamel  debora
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PhD (2015), Postdoc, then Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA
Thumb ticker sm peer fischer portrait
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Professor
Thumb ticker sm mark andrew
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, Petzow Prize winner (2015), now Manager of Optical Engineering at Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI), Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thumb ticker sm eslami  sahand 2
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Thumb ticker sm lee  tung chun  john
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, now Lecturer, Institute for Materials Discovery, University College London
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The helix has remarkable qualities and is prevalent in many fields including mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. This shape, which is chiral by nature, is ubiquitous in biology with perhaps the most famous example being DNA. Other naturally occurring helices are common at the nanoscale in the form of protein secondary structures and in various macromolecules. Nanoscale helices exhibit a wide range of interesting mechanical, optical, and electrical properties which can be intentionally engineered into the structure by choosing the correct morphology and material. As technology advances, these fabrication parameters can be fine-tuned and matched to the application of interest. Herein, we focus on the fabrication and properties of nanohelices grown by a dynamic shadowing growth method combined with fast wafer-scale substrate patterning which has a number of distinct advantages. We review the fabrication methodology and provide several examples that illustrate the generality and utility of nanohelices shadow-grown on nanopatterns.

Author(s): Gibbs, John G. and Mark, Andrew G. and Lee, Tung-Chun and Eslami, Sahand and Schamel, Debora and Fischer, Peer
Journal: NANOSCALE
Volume: 6
Number (issue): 16
Pages: 9457-9466
Year: 2014
Bibtex Type: Article (article)
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00403e
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BibTex

@article{ISI:000340217900013,
  title = {Nanohelices by shadow growth},
  journal = {NANOSCALE},
  abstract = {The helix has remarkable qualities and is prevalent in many fields including mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. This shape, which is chiral by nature, is ubiquitous in biology with perhaps the most famous example being DNA. Other naturally occurring helices are common at the nanoscale in the form of protein secondary structures and in various macromolecules. Nanoscale helices exhibit a wide range of interesting mechanical, optical, and electrical properties which can be intentionally engineered into the structure by choosing the correct morphology and material. As technology advances, these fabrication parameters can be fine-tuned and matched to the application of interest. Herein, we focus on the fabrication and properties of nanohelices grown by a dynamic shadowing growth method combined with fast wafer-scale substrate patterning which has a number of distinct advantages. We review the fabrication methodology and provide several examples that illustrate the generality and utility of nanohelices shadow-grown on nanopatterns.},
  volume = {6},
  number = {16},
  pages = {9457-9466},
  year = {2014},
  slug = {isi-000340217900013},
  author = {Gibbs, John G. and Mark, Andrew G. and Lee, Tung-Chun and Eslami, Sahand and Schamel, Debora and Fischer, Peer}
}