Optically functional metallic micro/nanostructure fabrication via a highly photosensitive direct laser reduction method

The uniqueness of the research presented in this thesis is to propose a new technique for fabrication of functional metallic micro/nano structures with an especial version of photoreduction solution, that could solve the poor electrical conductivity of the structure, low surface smoothness, and the low feature resolution; hence, we could demonstrate that key challenges in the fabrication of functional metallic micro/nano structures are solvable and also we provide our advice and suggestions for future development in this field. In this case, the application range for this fabrication can be extended broadly to metamaterials, plasmonics, SERS, lab-on-a-chip (LoC).