title: Rapid microwave-assisted deposition of microwire patterns of nanoaluminum and nanosilver from colloids.
abstract: The rapid self-assembly of microwire patterns of 52-nm aluminum and 19-nm silver nanoparticles was demonstrated under microwave heating using novel surfactant-solvent systems. Colloid solutions of 0.03% (w/v) nanoaluminum in 10% (v/v) poly(dimethylsiloxane)-acetone were used to self-assemble the microwire patterns of Al on glass substrates, which were dipped into the solution and held against the wall. Also, colloids of 0.001% (w/v) nanosilver prepared in an acetone solution of 33.3% (v/v) chloroform, 16.6% (v/v) poly(dimethylsiloxane), and 0.3% (v/v) Tween-20 were utilized for the deposition of microwire patterns under microwave heating at 51-55 degrees C. The evaporation-induced self-assembly of microwire patterns at the contact line was due to stick-slip dynamics. The rapid self-assembly of micropatterns of nanoaluminum and nanosilver was also demonstrated under microwave radiation within 2 min, and the width of the microwires was about 1-20 mum depending on the concentration of nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, Esentepe, Sakarya 54187, Turkey. ugursoyolgun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Uğursoy
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Olgun
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D003102:Colloids; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D012834:Silver; D000535:Aluminum