System and method for producing a nano metal mesh using a brittle film template for lithography
OwnerEthan Pfeifferinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure teaches a method for producing a nano metal mesh. A brittle layer can be deposited onto a flexible substrate, the brittle layer having a thickness on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be bent to produce a plurality of gaps on the brittle material. A material can be deposited at the surface of the flexible substrate filling the gaps of the brittle layer. Then, the brittle layer can be etched from the flexible substrate using an etchant, a nano metal mesh formed by the material previously in the gaps. The disclosure also teaches a nano metal mesh made using this method.
Claims12
A method for producing a nano metal mesh comprising the steps of
- depositing a brittle layer onto a flexible substrate, said brittle layer having a thickness on said flexible substrate;
- bending said flexible substrate to produce a plurality of gaps on said brittle material;
- depositing a material at the surface of said flexible substrate filling said gaps of said brittle layer;
- etching said brittle layer from said flexible substrate using an etchant, a nano metal mesh formed by said material previously in said gaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.