Nanowires mica films

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With the AFM tip as the cathode, nanowires of polycarbazole were also patterned by electric-field-induced cross-Unking and polymerization of carbazole units on an Au/mica or Si substrate (anode) spin-coated with insulating poly(vinylcarbazole) film [23,24]. Figure 10.9 shows a schematic of the experimental setup and Figure 10.10 shows an AFM image of the patterned CP nanostractures [24]. Similarly, electrochemical oxidation and cross-linking of carbazole and thiophene due to the flow of electrons from the conductive AFM tip to the polymer (polystyrene functionalized with carbazole and thiophene groups) precursor film on an Si substrate produced CP nanofeatures in the precursor polymer film [25]. 

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