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Compact discs as versatile cost-effective substrates for releasable nanopatterned aluminium films

Publicated to: Nanoscale. 7 (8): 3435-3439 - 2015-01-01 7(8), DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06271j

Authors:

Barrios, CA; Canalejas-Tejero, V
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Affiliations

ETSI Telecomunicac, Dept Photon & Bioengn, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
ETSI Telecomunicac, ISOM, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Grupo de Dispositivos Semiconductores del ISOM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

We demonstrate that standard polycarbonate compact disk surfaces can provide unique adhesion to Al films that is both strong enough to permit Al film nanopatterning and weak enough to allow easy nanopatterned Al film detachment using Scotch tape. Transferred Al nanohole arrays on Scotch tape exhibit excellent optical and plasmonic performance.
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Keywords

MetalsNanohole arraysPlasmonics

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Nanoscale due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 12/83, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.05, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-27, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 15
  • Europe PMC: 8
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 62.
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/40699/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 356
  • Downloads: 313
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ANGULO BARRIOS, CARLOS) and Last Author (CANALEJAS TEJERO, VICTOR).

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Awards linked to the item

The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from MINECO, Spain (TEC2012-31145).
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