Fabrication of bismuth nanoballs using thermal oil reflow Academic Article

abstract

• Sub-micron-size bismuth (Bi) balls with diameters between 100 and 2000 nm were formed on an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template using thermal expansion and thermal oil reflow processes. After centrifugal force separation, 100 nm size Bi balls were obtained. In addition, the ball density was approximately 6 107/cm2 on an AAO surface. Because of their round shape, the contact angle of the Bi nanoballs on the AAO surface was large after hot oil reflow, making it easy to remove them using ultrasound and to separate different sizes of balls using centrifugal force. 2008 The Ceramic Society of Japan. All rights reserved.

authors

• Hsieh, Sheng-Jen

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF THE CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN

author list (cited authors)

• Kuo, C., Chen, C., Hsieh, S., & Say, W. C.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Kuo, Chin-Guo||Chen, Chien-Chon||Hsieh, Sheng-Jen||Say, Wen C

publication date

• January 2008

publisher

• Ceramic Society of Japan  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan  Journal

keywords

• Aao
• Bi
• Centrifugal Force
• Nanoballs
• Reflow

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2109/jcersj2.116.1193

start page

• 1193

end page

• 1198

volume

• 116

issue

• 1359

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2109/jcersj2.116.1193