NOBLE NANOMETALS EMBEDDED CARBON COMPOSITES, A BOTTOM-UP FABRICATION PROCESS AND DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

摘要

Disclosed is a bottom-up synthesis approach for the fabrication of gold nanoparticles composite carbon thin films based on in situ reduction of gold precursor within a photoresist matrix. This provides the possibility to accumulate noble metal nanostructures both on the surface as wells as in the bulk of a tough material like glassy carbon. With several advantages ranging from electronics, catalysis, optics and several other biofunctionalization technologies, this material is like a hybrid. Moreover, fabrication of micro and Nano level structures make it as a CMEMS and BIOMEMS relevant material for wide range of applications.