Papers:
Scanning probe-based fabrication of 3D nanostructures via affinity templates, functional RNA and meniscus-mediated surface remodeling
Chung S., Presley A.D., Elhadj S., Hok S., Hah S.S., Chernov A.A., Francis M.B., Eaton B.E., Feldheim D.L., DeYoreo J.J., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US
Developing generic platforms to organize discrete molecular elements and nanostructures into deterministic patterns at surfaces is one of the central challenges in the field of nanotechnology. Here we review three applications of the atomic force [...]
Fabrication of biosensor arrays by DPN and multiple target detection by triple wavelength fast SERRS mapping
Stokes R.J., Dougan J.A., Stevenson R., Haaheim J., Levesque T., Faulds K., Graham D., University of Strathclyde, UK
We have used Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) to create biosensor arrays on micro- and nano-structured surfaces. Bespoke linker and labelling materials enables detection of biological molecules by surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS). Careful DPN-directed placement [...]
Lipid Dip-Pen Nanolithography for Functional Biomimetic Membrane Systems
Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) is uniquely well suited for the integration of multiple materials (or inks) with both high resolution and high throughput. Phospholipid-based inks are particularly well suited for this purpose for several reasons. [...]
Commercially Available High-Throughput Dip Pen Nanolithography®
We present methods and applications of the commercially available 2D nano PrintArray(TM), which provides massive scalability for dip pen nanolithography. We will discuss current applications and future development.
Nanolithographic Patterning of Catalysts for Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were synthesized on specially custom designed MEMS chips under ambient conditions without requiring conventional Chemical vapor deposition(CVD) apparatus or process gases. In this approach, a layer of fullerene (C60) of 200 nm [...]
A Brief History of Thiols: An assembly of self-assembly
Highlights the history and development of Thiols and SAMs
Low Cost Fabrication of Micro- and Nanopores in Free-Standing Polymer Membranes for Study of Lipid Adsorption
We will show a technology utilizing all parallel processes to produce free-standing polymer membranes with perforated pores down to ~ 100 nm diameter and use of the membrane structure to study adsorption of a lipid, [...]
Surface plasmon polariton assisted organic solar cells
A fundamental limitation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells is due to the trade-off between light absorption and exciton diffusion. We show that light absorption in an OPV cell can be enhanced by replacing a conventional [...]
Synthesis of one-dimensional titanium dioxide nanostructures
Finely structured titanium dioxide is a technological material of long-standing importance for many applications including pigments and catalysis. There is growing interest in smaller, truly nano-sized titanium dioxide particles with well-defined crystallinity and a range [...]
Fabrication and optical properties of nanoscale arrays of Au and Pd in polymers
Atre S.V., Bhowmik S., Valmikanathan O.P., Ostroverkhova O., Oregon Nanoscience & Microtechnologies Institute, US
We report the fabrication of regular repeat structures of Au and Pd square islands embedded in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC). Using focussed ion beam (FIB), square islands were machined over a 5 micron [...]
Dynamic study on Nanometer size square Permalloy (NiFe) antidot arrays; use as Monolithic Microwave localize band-pass filter
Kuanr B.K., Malkinski L.M., Yu M., Scherer D., Camley R., Celinski Z., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, US
Arrays of magnetic antidots (holes) have attracted extensive attention these days due to their potential application for high density data storage. In this investigation we fabricated antidots by means of electron-beam lithography and lift-off techniques [...]
Micropatterning Layers by Flame Aerosol Deposition – Annealing
The development of scalable methods, which effectively bind nanoparticles to surfaces and provide precise patterns, is a key step towards the commercial exploitation of the distinctive properties of nanoparticles. In this context, the direct deposition [...]
Nanostructured Biomolecular Assemblies Based on DNA-Protein Interactions
Directed, biologically-driven self-assembly has the potential to yield hybrid multicomponent architectures with applications ranging from nanoelectronic devices to smart drug delivery systems and responsive materials. To enable these applications, it is critical to gain control [...]
Bimodal Macro- Mesoporous Silica Network
Herein we described the synthesis of novel kind of silica materials prepared at room temperature in the presence of cationic surfactant, more specifically a quaternary amine (tallow tetraamine) to obtain silica-based materials with attractive properties, [...]
New Method for large Area NIL – SCIL
A new imprint technology for sub-50nm patterning will be introduced, bridging the gap between small rigid stamp application for best resolution and large area soft stamp usage with usual limited printing resolution below 200nm - [...]
UV-NIL with optimal droplets
A homogeneous residual layer thickness in nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a serious problem in step and flash (UV-)NIL. Improvement of thickness homogeneity could be expected from optimized size of droplets at resist dispensing in case [...]
Self-assembly of Functional Groups inside High Aspect Ratio Silicon Nanopores
A novel technique has been developed to assemble molecules with functional end groups inside pores of a nanoporous silicon membrane. A 20-um thick p-doped silicon membrane was anodized in HF electrolyte to produce 5-7 nm [...]
Electric Field Assisted Assembly of Perpendicular Oriented ZnO Nanorods on Si Substrate
Self-assembly of nanoarchitectures has attracted high interest driven by the demands of technology and engineering. Chemical and electric field assisted assembly offer a great opportunity in creation of heterostructures in multicomponent systems and in manufacturing [...]
DNA-guided Assembly of Organized Nano-Architectures
Incorporation of DNA into nano-object design provides a unique opportunity to establish highly selective and reversible interactions between the components of nanosystems. Assembly approaches based on the nano-object’s addressability promise powerful routes for creation of [...]
A Novel Self-Assembled and Maskless Technique for Highly Uniform Arrays of Nano-Holes And Nano-Pillars
We present a low-cost and high-throughput process for realization of two-dimensional arrays of deep sub-wavelength features using a self-assembled monolayer of HCP silica and polystyrene microspheres and well-developed photoresist lithography. This method utilizes the microspheres [...]
Templated Self-Assembly of 5 nm Gold Nanoparticles
Combining top-down electron beam lithography and bottom-up colloidal chemical assembly can potentially lead to large scale patterning of nanocrystals on arbitary substates. Our approach consists of fabrication of templates from hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) on treated [...]
Precision Placement and Integration of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Nanodevices by Fountain-Pen controlled Dielectrophoresis
Herein, we present a novel fabrication method for the integration of special nanoparticles such as nanowires and carbon nanotubes into NEMS/MEMS. To this end, we combined the dielectrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes with a fountain-pen [...]
A Novel Technique for Purifiction and Segregation of CNT Using Inkjet Technology
Chaves J.S., Chaves S., Chaves J.S., Chaves S., Mangir T., California State University Long Beach, US
Since Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) were discovered in the early 90’s a whole new research field has evolved. CNTs have many properties that make them desirable for the construction of nano-scale Electronics. One area that is [...]
Periodic Nanowell Array using Template-Assisted Nanosphere Lithography
This paper presents a template-assisted nanosphere lithography(NSL) to obtain high-quality crystal in regularity and coverage(Figure 1). A periodic array of 100-nm deep, 360-450 nm wide nano-trenches was fabricated by nano imprint lithography(NIL), and used as [...]
Nanomaching of Silicon nanoporous Structures by Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle
We report an efficient method for fabricating nanoporous structures in crystalline silicon, using colloidal gold nanoparticles in HF/H2O2 etchant. Colloidal gold in HF/H2O2 solutions accelerates the etching rate by two orders of magnitude and simultaneously [...]
Fabrication & Integration of nanobolometer sensors on a MEMs process
Gilmartin S.F., Arshak A., Arshak K., Collins D., Bain D., Lane W.A., Korostynska O., Arshak A., Arshak K., McCarthy B., Newcomb S.B., Analog Devices, IE
In this paper, we report the fabrication of novel nanoscale bolometer sensor devices using conventional titanium and titanium-nitride metal films, with total bolometer film thicknesses ranging from 60-150nm. The bolometer devices we present are integrated [...]
Silylation Hardening for Mesoporous Silica Zeolite Film
Pure silica zeolite films were prepared for ultra-low-k interlayer dielectrics in ultra-large integrated circuits by both hydrothermal crystallization using tertabuthylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylorthosilicate and ethylalcohol, and vapor phase transport synthesis using ethylene diamine and triethylamine. Self-assembled [...]
Vertically aligned carbon nanowires (CNWs): Top-down approach using photolithography and pyrolysis
Lee J.A., Lee S-W., Lee S.S., Lee J.A., Lee S-W., Lee S.S., Lee J.A., Lee S-W., Lee S.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), KR
Top-down approach for vertically aligned CNWs has not reported yet although it is necessary for immediate integration of CNWs with micro and nano systems. In this paper, vertically aligned pyrolyzed carbon nanowires (CNWs) is fabricated [...]
INGAAS/GAAS Quantum Dot With Material Mixing
We model an InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot having dependence of the Ga fraction along vertical axis. The effect of material mixing on the electron energy spectra is considered. This theoretical model is based on a single [...]
Large scale synthesis of SiC nanofibers from various carbon precursors
In this proceeding submicron and micron sized graphitic particles were compared with MWNTs as precursors for producing several grams of SiC nanofibers in a 3’’ diameter hot-walled chemical vapor deposition reactor. Nickel nitrate and the [...]
Identification of Endohedral Metallofullerenes by Method of UV-VIS Spectroscopy
Dobrovolsky V.D., Anikina N.S., Krivuschenko O.Ya., Chuprov S.S., Mil’to O.V., Zolotarenko A.D., Institute for Problems of Materials Science of NAS of Ukraine, UA
As the class of new synthesized compounds endofullerenes attract a close attention of theorists and practicians and especially after appearance of possibility to produce them in macroscopic amounts. This has allowed the investigation of their [...]
Vapor Deposited Nanolaminates
We present the latest developments in nanocoatings deposition technology, realized using Molecular Vapor Deposition (MVD®) method. Multi-layer nanolaminates of metal oxides (alumina, titania, silicon oxide, …etc.) and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) sequentially deposited using an automated [...]
PECVD synthesis of Si nano-wires
Silicon nano-wires 42 nm in diameter and up to 70 micrometer long have been obtained by utilizing a common for an average nano-fabrication facility plasma equipment set that did not require special modifications.
Quantum Gates Simulator Based on DSP TI6711
Quantum theory has found a new field of application in the information and computation fields during recent years. We developed a Quantum Gate Simulator based on the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) DSP TI6711 using the [...]
Bismuth Triiodide Sheets Assisted Growth of Cadmium Sulfide Binary Crystals and Branched Nanowires in Solution
Semiconductor nanowires demonstrate their potential in the fabrication of electronic and optic nanodivices. As one of the most important II-VI group semiconductors, CdS nanowires have been synthesized by metal catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) and vapor-solid (VS) [...]
3D Nanostructured Silicon Relying on Hard Mask Engineering for High Temperature Annealing (HME-HTA) Processes for Electronic Devices
Bopp M., Coronel P., Judong F., Jouannic K., Talbot A., Ristoiu D., Pribat C., Bardos N., Pico F., Samson M.P., Dainesi P., Ionescu A.M., Skotnicki T., Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH
Annealing silicon at high temperatures in hydrogen ambiance has been reported to induce surface diffusion of silicon; in these conditions, adapted 2D arrays of trenches etched in Bulk Si are transformed into buried cavities creating [...]
Introduction of Mesopority in Zeolites Using Nanoparticles Used as Hard Templates
Herein we described a simple new strategy based on the synthesis of zeolites in the presence of inorganic nanoparticles used as hard templates. These nanoparticles can be conveniently removed by simple, inexpensive chemical treatment (usually [...]
Proposal of Porous Chromium Film Fabrication Method for an IR Absorber
Novel fabrication method of porous chromium (Cr) film for an infrared (IR) absorber is proposed, and total absorption factor above 93% at about 10 micron m of the IR wavelength, which is corresponding to the [...]
Research on Preparation of Nano-Barium Titanate and Dielectric Property of Barium Titanate Ceramic Capacitor
In this paper ,a mild alcohol-thermal synthesis of nano-BaTiO3 from H2TiO3 and Ba(OH)2 at an Atmospheric Press was systematically studied and the optimized preparation conditions were obtained. When the reaction was carried out at a [...]
A Novel Technique for Purification and Segregation
Mangir T., Chaves J., Chaves S., Khairatkar M., Chaves J., Chaves S., California State University Long Beach, US
In paper we describe a technique to purify and segregate carbon nano tubes (CNTs) from the iron impurities to use the CNTs for thin films. After extensive research into a proper and repeatable cleaning process [...]
Dip Pen Nanolithography® of Silver Nanoparticle Inks for Printed Electronics
Parpia M., Tevaarwerk E., Amro N., Wang H.T., Haaheim J., Rozhok S., Levesque T., Nafday O.A., NanoInk, US
Precision nanoscale deposition of biological, organic, and inorganic materials is a fundamental need in nanoscience research. Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) is an inherently additive, SPM-based technique, capable of producing nanoscale features with high resolution and [...]
Using Scanning Thermal Microscopy Techniques for In-Situ synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes at “room temperature conditions”
Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) were synthesized at room temperature conditions on a heated scanning probe without the use of conventional Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) apparatus or the process gases. The heated scanning probe is composed of [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Nanotechnology 2008: Materials, Fabrication, Particles, and Characterization – Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Published: June 1, 2008
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topics: Advanced Manufacturing, Nanoelectronics
ISBN: 978-1-4200-8503-7