摘要 |
The invention relates to micro-contact printing, wherein a self-assembled monolayer(SAM)-forming molecular species ( 1 ) is applied to a surface ( 2 ) of an article ( 3 ). The SAM-forming species ( 1 ) comprise a polar functional group that is exposed when the species ( 1 ) form a monolayer. This enables said printing method to be performed in vacuum or in a gaseous atnosphere, preferably in air. The invention also relates to an article having a surface comprising at least one isolated region of a SAM having a lateral dimension within the range of from 1 to 100 nm. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing at least one nanowire, or a grid of nanowires, having a lateral dimension within the range of from 1 to 100 nm. |