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ArticleNanoscale advances2026

Submicron microdevice patterning with plasma-thinned nail-polish microfiber shadow masks.

Yong Xie, Qianjie Lei, Nuria Jiménez-Arévalo, Esteban Zamora-Amo, Thomas Pucher, Andres Castellanos-Gomez

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Yong XieKey Laboratory of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Technology & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of High-Orbits-Electron Materials and Protection Technology for Aerospace, School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University Xi'an 710071 China xieyong.nwpu@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-664X
Qianjie LeiKey Laboratory of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Technology & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of High-Orbits-Electron Materials and Protection Technology for Aerospace, School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University Xi'an 710071 China xieyong.nwpu@gmail.com.
Nuria Jiménez-Arévalo2D Foundry Research Group, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 28049 Madrid Spain andres.castellanos@csic.es.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1945-4585
Esteban Zamora-Amo2D Foundry Research Group, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 28049 Madrid Spain andres.castellanos@csic.es.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7682-9187
Thomas Pucher2D Foundry Research Group, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 28049 Madrid Spain andres.castellanos@csic.es.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2100-8241
Andres Castellanos-Gomez2D Foundry Research Group, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 28049 Madrid Spain andres.castellanos@csic.es.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3384-3405

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Abstract

Access to sub-micrometer electrode patterning remains limited in laboratories without lithographic or specialized mask-fabrication facilities. We present a novel, low-cost method for fabricating microdevices using nail-polish microfibers as shadow masks. A thin fiber is drawn by repeatedly touching a nail-polish droplet with a wire loop and placed directly onto the target substrate to define narrow features for metal deposition. As-drawn fibers reach diameters down to ∼2 µm and conform to both rigid and flexible surfaces. Oxygen-plasma thinning at ∼22 nm min

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