Abstract:
In a method for fabricating a nanometer-scale structure by arranging nanotubes in a predetermined direction at a predetermined position, the method for fabricating a nanometer-scale structure comprises a first step of planarizing a substrate by etching a predetermined part by irradiating a focused energy beam to the sample, a second step of decomposing and depositing an organic gas into a columnar structure with an objective of determining the position and direction, and a third step of attaching and fixing the nanotube by using the thus deposited columnar structure as a standard of position and direction.
Abstract:
A leaf spring 4 constituting an elastic member one end of which is fixed to a foundation 6, and other end of which is brought into contact with a laminating type piezoelectric element 2 or a driven member 5 is constituted such that a thickness is thinned from a side of the foundation 6 to a side of the laminating type piezoelectric element 2 to make a moment of inertia smaller on a side of a portion of other end held by the laminating type piezoelectric element 2 than a portion on one end side fixed to the foundation 6. Further, a strain gage sensor 8 is attached to a side face 4a of the leaf spring 4 constituting one face of one end of the leaf spring 4 proximate to the laminating type piezoelectric element 2 orthogonal to a direction of elongating and contracting the laminating type piezoelectric element 2 constituting a side of the driven member 5.
Abstract:
A processing probe for repairing a defective portion in a sample has a cantilever and a probe separate and independent from the cantilever and integrally connected to an end portion of the cantilever for scratch-processing a defective portion of a sample. The cantilever and the probe are conductive for preventing the generation of electrostatic charges by friction of the probe against the sample during scratch-processing of the defective portion of the sample.
Abstract:
A method is adopted for deposition technology using a focused ion beam device, characterized by enabling structures to be formed by using phenanthrene as a source gas and using ions of gallium or gold, silicon or beryllium etc. of energies of 5 to 100 keV from a liquid-metal ion source as ions so as to give a gas blowing density of five to ten times greater than the case of deposition in the related art, with directionality of the gas blowing being both isotropic and symmetrical.
Abstract:
An apparatus has a holder member (21) which holds a sample (3), and a removing beam source (13) which irradiates an inert ion beam onto a cross section (4) of the sample (3) held by a holder member (21) and removes a fracture layer on the cross section (4). Then, the removing beam source (13) is disposed on the holding end side of the sample (3) with respect to the normal L of the cross section (4) so that the irradiating direction of the inert ion beam is tilted at the tilt angle θ to the normal L with respect to the cross section (4).
Abstract:
A processing method uses a probe of a scanning probe microscope. A fine marker is formed in a processing material by thrusting the probe, which is made of a material harder than the processing material, into a portion of the processing material disposed in the vicinity of an area of the processing material to be processed by the probe during a processing operation. A position of the fine marker on the processing material is detected during the processing operation. A drift amount of the area of the processing material is calculated in accordance with the detected position of the fine marker. A position of the area of the processing material is corrected in accordance with the calculated drift amount.
Abstract:
In a manufacture of a probe for a scattering type near-field microscope, there is provided a method of coating, with a high reproducibility, uniform metal particles efficiently inducing a surface enhanced Raman scattering. It has been adapted such that, in the probe for the scattering type near-field microscope, one part or all of the probe due to an interaction of at least an evanescent field is coated by metal particles which don't mutually adhere and have a particle diameter of 10 nm or larger and 50 nm or smaller in radius of curvature.
Abstract:
The kind of a particle is determined by pressing a hard atomic force microscope stylus having a spring constant equal to or larger than 300 N/m onto a particle to be removed and detecting bending quantity relative to a press force and a kind of a stylus used for removing the particle is changed in accordance with the kind of the particle.
Abstract:
An electrical property evaluation apparatus for measuring an electrical property of an object includes a magnetic field generating mechanism that generates a magnetic field in a target area on the object, and a magnetic sensor for measuring the magnetic field near the target area. A cantilever having a conducting probe is supported so that the probe can be brought into contact with the target area. A bending measurement mechanism measures an amount of bending of the cantilever when the probe is brought into contact with the object. A control section controls a moving mechanism to maintain the bending amount of the cantilever constant. A voltage source applies a voltage to the probe, and an electrical property measuring section measures a current or an electrical resistance between the probe and the object in contact with each other.
Abstract:
In an image noise prevention method in a composite system of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a focused ion beam apparatus (FIB), noise generated during a blanking period of the FIB is prevented from entering an image generated by the SEM by adjustment of scanning cycles of the FIB and the SEM.