Abstract
This study examines the controlled synthesis of silver nanostructures onto a patterned ferroelectric substrate via photo reduction of aqueous silver nitrate. Effects of electron bombardment incident upon the ferroelectric substrate by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) will be discussed. The ferroelectric substrate is exposed to ultraviolet (UV)radiation in the presence of aqueous silver nitrate during which silver ions in solution are photo reduced at the surface creating adsorbed silver nanostructures. Placement of the nanostructures is directly dependent upon the poled domains of the ferroelectric crystal. Varying several parameters including nitrate molarity, UV source strength, and exposure times can control characteristic size and shape of the nanostructures. Visual analysis of the nanostructures requires the use of scanning electron microscopy, which inadvertently alters the poling characteristics of the substrate.
How to Cite
Morris, R. E., (2013) “Effects of Electron Bombardment on the Controlled Synthesis of Silver Nanostructures using Ferroelectric Lithography”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 26(1).
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