A Simple Method to Fabricate a Conductive Polymer Micropattern on an Organic Polymer Substrate

Summary: Under UV irradiation plus a photomask, a hydrophilic/hydrophobic hybrid polymer surface is created by sandwiching an ammonium persulfate solution between two polymer films. It is demonstrated that an effective conductive PANI micropattern can be fabricated on such a wettability patterned surface. For PET, a stable negative micropattern could be formed directly by the selective deposition of PANI onto the hydrophobic region. Alternatively, for PP or PI, direct deposition of PANI is non‐selective, however, the PANI layer remains preferentially on the hydrophilic region by peeling off the PANI layer on the hydrophobic region to form a positive micropattern. Schematic illustration of the procedure used for the formation of a conducting polymer (PANI) micropattern on a wettability patterned polymer substrate. magnified image Schematic illustration of the procedure used for the formation of a conducting polymer (PANI) micropattern on a wettability patterned polymer substrate.