Jonas A.M. – TechConnect Briefs

Binary Chemical Nanopatterns: Fabrication and Use as Templates for Electrostatic Self-Assembly

Baralia G., Jonas A.M., Nicol E., Moussa A., Nysten B., Pallandre A., Université catholique de Louvain, BE

We report on surface-directed macromolecular self-assembly at the nanoscale, starting from 2D templates produced by combining electron beam nanolithography with surface chemistry. As assembly process, we concentrate on electrostatic self-assembly, which allows to grow functional [...]

A Fluoro-ethoxysilane-Based Stiction-Free Release Process for Submicron Gap MEMS

Parvais B., Pallandre A., Jonas A.M., Raskin J-P, Université catholique de Louvain, BE

Nowadays, stiction remains one of the biggest reliability problems in the fabrication of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), especially when a small gap is used. To avoid the adhesion, a Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) can be coated. Main [...]