Xy. Zheng et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL PATTERNING OF THE SURFACE OF INSULATORS WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 142(12), 1995, pp. 226-227
This paper presents a protocol for patterning the surface of insulator
s with electrically conductive polymers. The pattern is formed on a go
ld electrode surface via electro-oxidation of heteroarene monomers. An
adhesion layer is used to bond the surface of the conducting polymer
pattern to the surface of an insulator. The pattern is then developed
by etching away the gold. The approach is illustrated with polypyrrole
and is applicable to a wide range of substituted polyheteroarenes and
insulating substrates.