We develop a facile route to the scalable fabrication of flexible reattachable ionomer nanopatterns (RAINs) by continuous nanoinscribing and low-temperature roll imprinting, which are repeatedly attachable to and detachable from arbitrarily shaped surfaces. First, by sequentially performing continuous nanoinscribing over a polymer substrate along the multiple directions, we readily create the multidimensional nanopattern, which otherwise demands complex nanofabrication. After its transfer to an elastomer pad for use as a soft nanoimprinting stamp, we then conduct a low-temperature roll imprinting of the ionomer film to fabricate a flexible and highly transparent RAIN. Reversible loosening of ionic units in the ionomer material at the mild temperature as low as ∼60−70 °C enables the faithful nanopatterning over thermosensitive organic compounds and fragile materials under a slight pressure. The excellent adhesion purely emerging from ionic interactions uniquely realizes the conformal attachability and clean detachability of RAINs for universal targets in ambient conditions, particularly beneficial for individual wearable and mobile devices requiring the userspecific "on/off" of the nanopattern-driven functionalities. As one vivid example, we demonstrate that a single light-emitting device can be switched from the focused pointer to the widespread flashlight depending on the RAIN application upon user's purpose.
Zn–In–Sn-O (ZITO) and In–Sn-O (ITO) thin films were deposited at room temperature on poly(ether sulfone) (PES) substrates using a combinatorial rf magnetron co-sputtering system. The cationic contents of the films were varied using a compositionally combinatorial technique. The average optical transmittance of the ZITO films was >80% in the visible region. The ZITO films showed an amorphous phase regardless of the zinc content. A minimum resistivity of 4.1×10-4 Ω·cm was obtained at a zinc content of 8.9 at. % [Zn/(In + Zn + Sn)]. The amorphous ZITO films deposited on flexible substrates had good mechanical durability against external dynamic stress, as measured using a bending test. Overall, the characteristics of the ZITO films were comparable or superior to those of the amorphous ITO films, and thus ZITO films may serve as a viable, low-cost alternative for electrode applications in flexible organic light-emitting diodes or organic solar cells.
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