Patent ID: 9365946
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B82B,B82Y,C25D,G03F,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A damascene template for the electrophoretic assembly and transfer of patterned nanoelements, the template comprising: a substantially planar substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; an adhesion layer disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer opposite the substrate; a conductive metal layer disposed on a surface of the adhesion layer opposite the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on a surface of the conductive metal layer opposite the adhesion layer; and a hydrophobic coating selectively disposed on exposed surfaces of the second insulating layer opposite the conductive metal layer; wherein the conductive metal layer is continuous across at least one region of the substrate, and within said region the conductive metal layer has a two-dimensional microscale or nanoscale pattern of raised features that interrupt the second insulating layer; wherein the second insulating layer substantially fills the spaces between said raised features; and wherein exposed surfaces of the raised features and the exposed surfaces of the second insulating layer are essentially coplanar.