title: Hard and glossy-colored films composed of micropatterned organic dots and electrodeposited honeycomb-shaped nickel walls.
abstract: This paper proposes a novel approach for the preparation of colored films with a metallic luster and high hardness. The colored organic films were patterned as microdots by photolithography, and then honeycomb-shaped Ni walls were electrodeposited between the micropatterning. The organic/inorganic composite films showed the hardest grade in a pencil hardness test and high durability in wear resistance tests because the honeycomb-shaped Ni walls protected the colored organic dots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Materials Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kibayashi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogihara
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayano
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saji