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Two- and three-dimensional arrays of magnetic microspheres

  • Weijia Wen
  • , Ning Wang
  • , D. W. Zheng
  • , C. Chen
  • , K. N. Tu

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    Abstract

    A novel fabrication approach for two- and three-dimensional arrays of magnetic microspheres is presented in this paper. The magnetic microsphere is made from 47 μm size Al2O3 spheres onto which a 2-3 μm thick nickel layer is coated through electroless plating. After proper anneal, the outer nickel layer is converted to exhibit a crystalline structure. As an example for utilizing such magnetic microspheres, a two-dimensional, anisotropically conductive matrix is made by transferring the magnetic microsphere array from a template to a transparent adhesive tape using a magnetic attractive force. In addition, a three-dimensional array has also successfully been constructed on a metal plate. The two-dimensional conductor array may be useful for high-density circuit packaging applications in the semiconductor industry, and the three-dimensional array may open up a possibility for constructing three-dimensional photonic crystals.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1186-1189
    JournalJournal of Materials Research
    Volume14
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 1999

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