000009175 001__ 9175 000009175 005__ 20230905152535.0 000009175 022__ $$a2673-3501 000009175 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.3390/applnano2040023 000009175 037__ $$aARTICLE 000009175 039_9 $$a2023-09-05 15:25:35$$b1$$c2023-06-06 10:12:10$$d1001252$$c2023-02-27 15:50:52$$d1001252$$c2022-02-11 10:16:51$$d1001252$$c2021-12-17 15:25:51$$d0$$c2021-12-15 14:28:34$$d0$$c2021-12-14 17:39:33$$d1000305$$c2021-12-14 16:14:12$$d1000099$$c2021-12-14 15:43:17$$d0$$y2021-12-14 15:43:09$$z1000099 000009175 041__ $$aeng 000009175 245__ $$aLow-cost nanostructured thin films as covert laser readable security tags for large-scale productions tracking 000009175 269__ $$a2021-10 000009175 300__ $$a11 p. 000009175 506__ $$avisible 000009175 520__ $$9eng$$aWe report here the feasibility study of anti-counterfeiting low-cost nanostructured flexible security tags for the tracking of large-scale fabrication products, such as pharmaceuticals or original equipment manufacturers. The fabrication process makes use of the mature nanotechnology called Template Synthesis to shape thin track-etched polymer film into covert laser readable tags, combining random self-organized structures with organized patterns. Techniques are developed to drastically limit the number of fabrication steps and keep fabrication costs low, while opening to numerous adjustment parameters. A dedicated, simple optical setup is presented, to capture speckle images of such tags lightened up by light emitting diodes or laser beams. Speckle images are analyzed in terms of encoding parameters, found here quite numerous to ensure a large coding range of large-scale production batches. We particularly highlight ultra-dark areas in speckle images, where nanowire structures completely inhibit speckle patterns. This unique, high-contrast optical feature addresses these low-cost nanostructured thin films to provide a very promising solution for large-scale security tags. 000009175 540__ $$acorrect 000009175 592__ $$aHE-Arc Ingénierie 000009175 592__ $$aHEIG-VD 000009175 592__ $$bCOMATEC – Institut Conception mécanique et technologies des matériaux 000009175 592__ $$cIngénierie et Architecture 000009175 6531_ $$9eng$$aanticounterfeiting 000009175 6531_ $$9eng$$ananomaterials 000009175 6531_ $$9eng$$atemplate synthesis 000009175 6531_ $$9eng$$acovert laser readable 000009175 6531_ $$9eng$$alaser speckles 000009175 655__ $$ascientifique 000009175 700__ $$aGravier, Laurent$$uSchool of Engineering and Management Vaud, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000009175 700__ $$aSalvadé, Yves$$uSchool of Engineering – HE-Arc Ingénierie, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland 000009175 700__ $$aPidoux, Damien$$uSchool of Engineering and Management Vaud, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000009175 700__ $$aMaritz, Julien$$uSchool of Engineering and Management Vaud, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000009175 700__ $$aLaratta, Marco$$uSchool of Engineering and Management Vaud, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000009175 773__ $$j2021, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 319-329$$tApplied Nano 000009175 8564_ $$s2638604$$uhttps://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/9175/files/Published%20version.pdf$$96d5f80e2-f9f2-4eb7-99b8-f1c4ed21e6f5 000009175 906__ $$aGOLD 000009175 909CO $$ooai:hesso.tind.io:9175$$pGLOBAL_SET 000009175 950__ $$aaucun 000009175 980__ $$ascientifique 000009175 981__ $$ascientifique