摘要:
A device for patterning structures on a substrate includes an imaging device having a scanning tip, a light emitting device, and a space around the scanning tip. The space comprises a vapor of a material which is suitable for Chemical Vapor Deposition onto the substrate when decomposed. The light emitting device is adapted to emit a light beam, which has an intensity not capable to decompose the vapor, onto the scanning tip in such a way that an electromagnetic field induced by the light beam near the scanning tip is high enough to decompose the vapor.
摘要:
Polymeric microstructures and nanostructures can be prepared with use of a tip to pattern a surface. A tip can be used to pattern a structure which can initiate polymerization. The structure can be then exposed to monomer to induce polymerization at the structure. Alternatively, a tip can be used to pattern a surface with a monomer in which the surface is treated with polymerization catalyst so that polymerization occurs at the patterning site. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization can be carried out with use of the tip to control the polymerization. The tip can be a sharp tip as used in for example an atomic force microscope tip. Norbornene types of monomers can be used. Biological macromolecules can be also prepared.
摘要:
A system for transporting in a vacuum chamber sample holders and samples between a holder tray and a location for use with a surface analytical instrument is disclosed. Also provided is a system including a microwave coaxial cable connecting the tip terminal of a scanning tunneling microscope to a microwave signal source and a system for clamping a heater to a sample holder in order to heat the sample.
摘要:
A technique is described for the formation of nano and micro-scale patterns and optical wave-guides, by using Bipolar Electrochemistry. Atoms are deposited or removed from a surface by creating and moving ions into or out of a medium by the use of electric fields, currents, and induced surface charges. To improve the deposition process, lasers, electron, and ion lenses can be positioned over the surface being deposited to further define the pattern being created. This technique does not harm the surface or crystal lattice of the substrate being deposited on and is powerful enough to transport dopants completely through a substrate. The technique can be used to expose electron beam activated resist which can be used in traditional fabrication processes or to create wave-guides connecting separate optical or electro-optical devices together. As a result smaller and newer types of integrated circuits, electronic devices, and micro machines can be fabricated. The technique can also be used to improve current fabrication processes, the repair of faulty devices, and the imaging of surfaces and hidden dopants.
摘要:
An electroconductive micro-region surrounded by a non-electroconductive region is formed on a non-electroconductive substrate surface. Such an electroconductive micro-region is formed by forming a non-electroconductive thin film on a non-electroconductive substrate surface, then approximating a probe having a micro-aperture for irradiation of light to the spot to be processed of the non-electroconductive thin film, and irradiating the non-electroconductive thin film with light through the micro-aperture of the probe to thereby increasing the electroconductivity of the non-electroconductive thin film at the spot. The electroconductive micro-region can be formed so that it confines electrons to exhibit quantum effects.
摘要:
A fine-fabrication method of solid surfaces relates to a new surface fabrication method allows a solid-device surface to be fabricated at an atomic scale so as to produce an ultra-fine device or a device for recording information at an ultra-high density. A probe is installed with a tip thereof facing to the surface of a specimen to undergo fabrication. A voltage for forming an electric field is applied between the probe and the specimen. The electric field is large enough to field-evaporate atoms constituting the specimen or the probe; the electric field field-evaporates atoms constituting the specimen, removing them from the surface of the specimen; and as another alternative, the electric field field-evaporates atoms constituting the probe, depositing them on the surface of the specimen. Further, in another surface atom fabrication method, while the surface of a specimen is observed at an atomic scale using a surface observation technique by means of a scanning tunnelling microscope, a pulsative voltage large enough for the field evaporation of atoms described above is applied between the probe and the specimen at any arbitrary desired positions on the surface of the specimen; and the pulsative voltage field-evaporates and, hence, eliminates atoms one by one from the surface of the specimen.
摘要:
A fine-fabrication method of solid surfaces relates to a new surface fabrication method allows a solid-device surface to be fabricated at an atomic scale so as to produce an ultra-fine device or a device for recording information at an ultra-high density. A probe is installed with a tip thereof facing to the surface of a specimen to undergo fabrication. A voltage for forming an electric field is applied between the probe and the specimen. The electric field is large enough to field-evaporate atoms constituting the specimen or the probe; the electric field field-evaporates atoms constituting the specimen, removing them from the surface of the specimen; and as another alternative, the electric field field-evaporates atoms constituting the probe, depositing them on the surface of the specimen. Further, in another surface atom fabrication method, while the surface of a specimen is observed at an atomic scale using a surface observation technique by means of a scanning tunnelling microscope, a pulsative voltage large enough for the field evaporation of atoms described above is applied between the probe and the specimen at any arbitrary desired positions on the surface of the specimen; and the pulsative voltage field-evaporates and, hence, eliminates atoms one by one from the surface of the specimen.
摘要:
Polymeric microstructures and nanostructures can be prepared with use of a tip to pattern a surface. A tip can be used to pattern a structure which can initiate polymerization. The structure can be then exposed to monomer to induce polymerization at the structure. Alternatively, a tip can be used to pattern a surface with a monomer in which the surface is treated with polymerization catalyst so that polymerization occurs at the patterning site. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization can be carried out with use of the tip to control the polymerization. The tip can be a sharp tip as used in for example an atomic force microscope tip. Norbornene types of monomers can be used. Biological macromolecules can be also prepared.
摘要:
A device for patterning structures on a substrate includes an imaging device having a scanning tip, a light emitting device, and a space around the scanning tip. The space comprises a vapour of a material which is suitable for Chemical Vapour Deposition onto the substrate when decomposed. The light emitting device is adapted to emit a light beam, which has an intensity not capable to decompose the vapour, onto the scanning tip in such a way that an electromagnetic field induced by the light beam near the scanning tip is high enough to decompose the vapour.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for precision machining a surface suitable for use as a data recorder, using a scanning probe microscope (SPM) capable of observing an electrically insulating surface. The SPM includes a probe which comprises a tip having a pointed end, and also including a conductive layer applied on a surface of the tip. The tip is brought into close proximity to the surface which is to be machined and a machining voltage is applied between the tip and the surface to machine the surface.