Patent SG-11201807698S-A (SG)
Title: Bottom-up method for forming wire structures upon a substrate
Inventor: GRANEK FILIP
IPC: H01L29/06
Filed: 2017-03-21
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization M1111101110101011111 HO 11111 0111011111010111110111011 MEV III 11 International Bureau .... .51 jd (10) International Publication Number ........./ (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/162696 Al 28 September 2017 (28.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every H01L 29/06 (2006.01) B82B 3/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/EP2017/056739 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 21 March 2017 (21.03.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 1604818.3 22 March 2016 (22.03.2016) GB (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: XTPL S.A. [PL/PL]; Stablowicka 147, 54-066 kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Wroclaw (PL). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventors: GRANEK, Filip; Tanskiego 7/9, 54-129 Wro- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, claw (PL). ROZYNEK, Zbigniew; Prof. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 24/10, 85-796 Bydgoszcz (PL). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (74) Agent: GILL JENNINGS & EVERY LLP; The SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2ES GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (GB). [Continued on next page] = Title: BOTTOM-UP METHOD FOR FORMING WIRE STRUCTURES UPON A SUBSTRATE (54) (57) : A method is provided for forming = I 7 structures upon a substrate. The method com- prises: depositing fluid onto a substrate so as to define a wetted region, the fluid containing elec- trically polahzable nanoparticles; applying an al- —= 22 -----______L 18 ------ 5 5 1 ternating electric field to the fluid on the region, using a first electrode and a second electrode, so that a plurality of the nanoparticles are assembled to form an elongate structure extending from the first electrode towards the second electrode; and removing the fluid such that the elongate struc- tune remains upon the substrate. 26 = = . = = 4 20 1-1 .4 15 10 11 3 01 ei 5 ,-, IN ,-, © ei Fig. 16 O WO 2017/162696 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDERDEEMOMOHIONIECIOIRMOVOIMIE Published: — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) claims and to be republished in amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) the event of receipt of