Formation of precise 2D Au particle arrays via thermally induced dewetting on pre-patterned substrates

• Dong Wang,
• Ran Ji and
• Peter Schaaf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 318–326, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.37

• on the dewetting process of thin metal films on an inert substrate. Dewetting of metallic films on a substrate is driven by the reduction of the surface energy of the thin film and of the interface energy between the film and substrate, and can be induced by thermal annealing [9][10][11], pulsed