Poly‐<i>N</i>‐isopropylacrylamide Colloidal Arrays as Templates for Droplet‐Assisted Fabrication of Plasmonic Nanostructure Patterns

Abstract The homogeneous and ordered coverage of substrate surfaces with nanostructures is still a challenge often tackled today, for example, by inkjet printing. In this case, drying effects in printed liquid droplets can lead to undesired pattern formation. Herein, colloidal arrays poly‐ N ‐isopropylacrylamide are used site‐selective self‐assembly gold nanoparticles on large areas. soft colloids support the process nanoparticle dispersion leave room capillary convection Marangoni flow. This results homogenous different shapes after drying, which be converted into solid thermal treatment, paving way simple bottom‐up fabrication strategy highly nanostructure