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Title: | Depth mapping of metallic nanowire polymer nanocomposites by scanning dielectric microscopy |
Author: | Balakrishnan, Harishankar Millán Solsona, Rubén Castaño Linares, Óscar Fabregas, Rene Fumagalli, Laura, 1959- Gomila Lluch, Gabriel |
Keywords: | Materials nanoestructurats Microscòpia electrònica d'escombratge Nanostructured materials Scanning electron microscopy |
Issue Date: | 12-May-2021 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Abstract: | Polymer nanocomposite materials based on metallic nanowires are widely investigated as transparent and flexible electrodes or as stretchable conductors and dielectrics for biosensing. Here we show that Scanning Dielectric Microscopy (SDM) can map the depth distribution of metallic nanowires within the nanocomposites in a non-destructive way. This is achieved by a quantitative analysis of sub-surface electrostatic force microscopy measurements with finite-element numerical calculations. As an application, we determined the three-dimensional spatial distribution of ∼∼∼∼ 50 nm diameter silver nanowires in ∼∼∼∼ 100−250 nm thick gelatin films. The characterization is done both under dry ambient conditions, where gelatin shows a relatively low dielectric constant, r ∼∼∼∼ 5, and under humid ambient conditions, where its dielectric constant increases up to r ∼∼∼∼ 14. The present results show that SDM can be a valuable non-destructive subsurface characterization technique for nanowire-based nanocomposite materials, which can contribute to the optimization of these materials for applications in fields such as wearable electronics, solar cell technologies or printable electronics. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr01058a |
It is part of: | Nanoscale, 2021, vol. 13, num. 22, p. 10116-10126 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/202180 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr01058a |
ISSN: | 2040-3364 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC)) |
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