Schematic of the Zn0.2Fe2.8O4:Au hybrid nanorod fabrication process. Step 1: a Si substrate with a spin-coated bilayer of Durimide and thermal resist is imprinted with a nanorod-pillar-patterned stamp. Step 2: a mixture of Au and Zn0.2Fe2.8O4 nanocrystals is deposited by spin-coating. Step 3: resist lift-off. Step 4: ligand-exchange of the patterned nanocrystal-based nanorods with NH4SCN. Step 5: nanorod release on dissolving the Durimide layer.
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