Formation of Patterned Metal Films Using Metal transfer Printing

Abstract

This paper presents methods metal transfer printing of Aluminum films onto a substrates. This metal transfer printing technique relies on tailored surface chemistries to transfer metal films from the raised regions of a stamp to a substrate when these two elements are brought into intimate physical contact. We use of SAMs and solid bridge by H2O as"release" and "contact" layers for transferring material from relief features on a stamp to a substrate. The patterned Aluminum films have investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy.