Regular arrays of copper wires formed by template-assisted electrodeposition

An easy, cheap, high-throughput way to generate metallic wire arrays by patterned electrodeposition is reported. Copper is electrodeposited on the surface of a regularly striped Langmuir-Blodgett film, forming an array of submicrometer-wide wires with homogeneous width (see Figure). Width and separation of the wires can be tuned by the template.