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Ramò L, Giordano MC, Ferrando G, Canepa P, Telesio F, Repetto L, Buatier de Mongeot F, Canepa M, Bisio F. Thermal Scanning-Probe Lithography for Broad-Band On-Demand Plasmonic Nanostructures on Transparent Substrates. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2023; 6:18623-18631. [PMID: 37854851 PMCID: PMC10580238 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c04398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Thermal scanning-probe lithography (t-SPL) is a high-resolution nanolithography technique that enables the nanopatterning of thermosensitive materials by means of a heated silicon tip. It does not require alignment markers and gives the possibility to assess the morphology of the sample in a noninvasive way before, during, and after the patterning. In order to exploit t-SPL at its peak performances, the writing process requires applying an electric bias between the scanning hot tip and the sample, thereby restricting its application to conductive, optically opaque, substrates. In this work, we show a t-SPL-based method, enabling the noninvasive high-resolution nanolithography of photonic nanostructures onto optically transparent substrates across a broad-band visible and near-infrared spectral range. This was possible by intercalating an ultrathin transparent conductive oxide film between the dielectric substrate and the sacrificial patterning layer. This way, nanolithography performances comparable with those typically observed on conventional semiconductor substrates are achieved without significant changes of the optical response of the final sample. We validated this innovative nanolithography approach by engineering periodic arrays of plasmonic nanoantennas and showing the capability to tune their plasmonic response over a broad-band visible and near-infrared spectral range. The optical properties of the obtained systems make them promising candidates for the fabrication of hybrid plasmonic metasurfaces supported onto fragile low-dimensional materials, thus enabling a variety of applications in nanophotonics, sensing, and thermoplasmonics.
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- Lorenzo Ramò
- OptMatLab,
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- LabNano,
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso
33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- LabNano,
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso
33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- OptMatLab,
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Nanomed
Laboratories, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso
33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- OptMatLab,
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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Guo J, Wang Y, Zhang H, Zhao Y. Conductive Materials with Elaborate Micro/Nanostructures for Bioelectronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110024. [PMID: 35081264 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bioelectronics, an emerging field with the mutual penetration of biological systems and electronic sciences, allows the quantitative analysis of complicated biosignals together with the dynamic regulation of fateful biological functions. In this area, the development of conductive materials with elaborate micro/nanostructures has been of great significance to the improvement of high-performance bioelectronic devices. Thus, here, a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of relevant research studies on the fabrication and properties of conductive materials with micro/nanostructures and their promising applications and future opportunities in bioelectronic applications is presented. In addition, a critical analysis of the current opportunities and challenges regarding the future developments of conductive materials with elaborate micro/nanostructures for bioelectronic applications is also presented.
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- Jiahui Guo
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325001, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100101, China
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Das T, Smith JD, Uddin MH, Dagastine RR. Anisotropic Particle Fabrication Using Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:19878-19888. [PMID: 35451830 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Size, shape, and chemical properties of nanoparticles are powerful tools to modulate the optical and physicochemical properties of a particle suspension. Despite having many methods to synthesize anisotropic nanoparticles, often there are challenges in terms of controlling the polydispersity, shape, size, or composition of anisotropic nanoparticles. This work has been inspired by the potential for developing a unique pathway to make different shaped monodispersed anisotropic nano- and microparticles with large flexibility in material choice. Compared to existing methods, this state-of-the-art nanolithographic method is fast, easy to prototype, and much simple in terms of its mechanical requirement. We show that this technique has been efficiently used to make a variety of anisotropic nano- and microparticles of different shapes, such as triangular prisms, ovals, disks, flowers, and stairs following the same pathway, at the same time showing the potential of being flexible with respect to the composition of the particles. The thermal scanning probe lithographic method in combination with dry reactive ion etching was used to make two-dimensional and three-dimensional templates for the fabrication of anisotropic nano- and microparticles. Deposition of different metal/metal oxides by the electron-beam evaporation method onto these templates allowed us to fabricate a range of nanomaterials according to the required functionality in potential applications. The particles were characterized by atomic force microscopy, He-ion microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering to ensure that the developed method is reproducible, flexible, and robust in choosing the shapes for making monodispersed anisotropic nanoparticles with great control over shape and size.
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- Tanweepriya Das
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, 151 Wellington Road, Clayton 3168, Australia
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- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, 151 Wellington Road, Clayton 3168, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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Szoszkiewicz R. Local Interactions of Atmospheric Oxygen with MoS 2 Crystals. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:5979. [PMID: 34683567 PMCID: PMC8540515 DOI: 10.3390/ma14205979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thin and single MoS2 flakes are envisioned to contribute to the flexible nanoelectronics, particularly in sensing, optoelectronics and energy harvesting. Thus, it is important to study their stability and local surface reactivity. Their most straightforward surface reactions in this context pertain to thermally induced interactions with atmospheric oxygen. This review focuses on local and thermally induced interactions of MoS2 crystals and single MoS2 flakes. First, experimentally observed data for oxygen-mediated thermally induced morphological and chemical changes of the MoS2 crystals and single MoS2 flakes are presented. Second, state-of-the-art mechanistic insight from computer simulations and arising open questions are discussed. Finally, the properties and fate of the Mo oxides arising from thermal oxidation are reviewed, and future directions into the research of the local MoS2/MoOx interface are provided.
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- Robert Szoszkiewicz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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Valles DJ, Zholdassov YS, Braunschweig AB. Evolution and applications of polymer brush hypersurface photolithography. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01073e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hypersurface photolithography creates arbitrary polymer brush patterns with independent control over feature diameter, height, and spacing between features, while controlling composition along a polymer chain and between features.
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- Daniel J. Valles
- Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
- PhD Program in Chemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
- PhD Program in Chemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
- PhD Program in Chemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
- PhD Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Spatial defects nanoengineering for bipolar conductivity in MoS 2. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3463. [PMID: 32651374 PMCID: PMC7351723 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17241-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Understanding the atomistic origin of defects in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, their impact on the electronic properties, and how to control them is critical for future electronics and optoelectronics. Here, we demonstrate the integration of thermochemical scanning probe lithography (tc-SPL) with a flow-through reactive gas cell to achieve nanoscale control of defects in monolayer MoS2. The tc-SPL produced defects can present either p- or n-type doping on demand, depending on the used gasses, allowing the realization of field effect transistors, and p-n junctions with precise sub-μm spatial control, and a rectification ratio of over 104. Doping and defects formation are elucidated by means of X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and density functional theory. We find that p-type doping in HCl/H2O atmosphere is related to the rearrangement of sulfur atoms, and the formation of protruding covalent S-S bonds on the surface. Alternatively, local heating MoS2 in N2 produces n-character. Bipolar conductivity is fundamental for electronic devices based on two-dimensional semiconductors. Here, the authors report on-demand p- and n-doping of monolayer MoS2 via defects engineering using thermochemical scanning probe lithography, and achieve a p-n junction with rectification ratio over 104.
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Li L, Wang C, Nie Y, Yao B, Hu H. Nanofabrication enabled lab-on-a-chip technology for the manipulation and detection of bacteria. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Liu G, Petrosko SH, Zheng Z, Mirkin CA. Evolution of Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN): From Molecular Patterning to Materials Discovery. Chem Rev 2020; 120:6009-6047. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Guoqiang Liu
- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textile and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textile and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Li B, Geng Y, Yan Y. Nano/Microscale Thermal Field Distribution: Conducting Thermal Decomposition of Pyrolytic-Type Polymer by Heated AFM Probes. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10030483. [PMID: 32156045 PMCID: PMC7153603 DOI: 10.3390/nano10030483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In relevant investigations and applications of the heated atomic force microscope (AFM) probes, the determination of the actual thermal distribution between the probe and the materials under processing or testing is a core issue. Herein, the polyphthalaldehyde (PPA) film material and AFM imaging of the decomposition structures (pyrolytic region of PPA) were utilized to study the temperature distribution in the nano/microscale air gap between heated tips and materials. Different sizes of pyramid decomposition structures were formed on the surface of PPA film by the heated tip, which was hovering at the initial tip–sample contact with the preset temperature from 190 to 220 °C for a heating duration ranging from 0.3 to 120 s. According to the positions of the 188 °C isothermal surface in the steady-state probe temperature fields, precise 3D boundary conditions were obtained. We also established a simplified calculation model of the 3D steady-state thermal field based on the experimental results, and calculated the temperature distribution of the air gap under any preset tip temperature, which revealed the principle of horizontal (<700 nm) and vertical (<250 nm) heat transport. Based on our calculation, we fabricated the programmable nano-microscale pyramid structures on the PPA film, which may be a potential application in scanning thermal microscopy.
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- Bo Li
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (B.L.); (Y.Y.)
- Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (B.L.); (Y.Y.)
- Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0451-86412924; Fax: +86-0451-86415244
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (B.L.); (Y.Y.)
- Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Howell ST, Grushina A, Holzner F, Brugger J. Thermal scanning probe lithography-a review. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2020; 6:21. [PMID: 34567636 PMCID: PMC8433166 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-019-0124-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Fundamental aspects and state-of-the-art results of thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) are reviewed here. t-SPL is an emerging direct-write nanolithography method with many unique properties which enable original or improved nano-patterning in application fields ranging from quantum technologies to material science. In particular, ultrafast and highly localized thermal processing of surfaces can be achieved through the sharp heated tip in t-SPL to generate high-resolution patterns. We investigate t-SPL as a means of generating three types of material interaction: removal, conversion, and addition. Each of these categories is illustrated with process parameters and application examples, as well as their respective opportunities and challenges. Our intention is to provide a knowledge base of t-SPL capabilities and current limitations and to guide nanoengineers to the best-fitting approach of t-SPL for their challenges in nanofabrication or material science. Many potential applications of nanoscale modifications with thermal probes still wait to be explored, in particular when one can utilize the inherently ultrahigh heating and cooling rates.
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- Samuel Tobias Howell
- Microsystems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Heidelberg Instruments Nano - SwissLitho AG, Technoparkstrasse 1, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Heidelberg Instruments Nano - SwissLitho AG, Technoparkstrasse 1, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Microsystems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Liu X, Kumar M, Calo A, Albisetti E, Zheng X, Manning KB, Elacqua E, Weck M, Ulijn RV, Riedo E. Sub-10 nm Resolution Patterning of Pockets for Enzyme Immobilization with Independent Density and Quasi-3D Topography Control. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:41780-41790. [PMID: 31609566 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The ability to precisely control the localization of enzymes on a surface is critical for several applications including biosensing, bionanoreactors, and single molecule studies. Despite recent advances, fabrication of enzyme patterns with resolution at the single enzyme level is limited by the lack of lithography methods that combine high resolution, compatibility with soft, polymeric structures, ease of fabrication, and high throughput. Here, a method to generate enzyme nanopatterns (using thermolysin as a model system) on a polymer surface is demonstrated using thermochemical scanning probe lithography (tc-SPL). Electrostatic immobilization of negatively charged sulfonated enzymes occurs selectively at positively charged amine nanopatterns produced by thermal deprotection of amines along the side-chain of a methacrylate-based copolymer film via tc-SPL. This process occurs simultaneously with local thermal quasi-3D topographical patterning of the same polymer, offering lateral sub-10 nm resolution, and vertical 1 nm resolution, as well as high throughput (5.2 × 104 μm2/h). The obtained single-enzyme resolution patterns are characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and fluorescence microscopy. The enzyme density, the surface passivation, and the quasi-3D arbitrary geometry of these patterned pockets are directly controlled during the tc-SPL process in a single step without the need of markers or masks. Other unique features of this patterning approach include the combined single-enzyme resolution over mm2 areas and the possibility of fabricating enzymes nanogradients.
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- Xiangyu Liu
- Tandon School of Engineering , New York University , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) , CUNY Graduate Center , New York , New York 10031 , United States
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- Tandon School of Engineering , New York University , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Tandon School of Engineering , New York University , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
- Dipartimento di Fisica , Politecnico di Milano , Milano , 20133 , Italy
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- Tandon School of Engineering , New York University , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , New York University , New York , New York 10003 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , New York University , New York , New York 10003 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park , Pennsylvania 16802 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , New York University , New York , New York 10003 , United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) , CUNY Graduate Center , New York , New York 10031 , United States
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- Tandon School of Engineering , New York University , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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Zhang XA, Chen IT, Chang CH. Recent progress in near-field nanolithography using light interactions with colloidal particles: from nanospheres to three-dimensional nanostructures. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:352002. [PMID: 31100738 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab2282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The advance of nanotechnology is firmly rooted in the development of cost-effective, versatile, and easily accessible nanofabrication techniques. The ability to pattern complex two-dimensional and three-dimensional nanostructured materials are particularly desirable, since they can have novel physical properties that are not found in bulk materials. This review article will report recent progress in utilizing self-assembly of colloidal particles for nanolithography. In these techniques, the near-field interactions of light and colloids are the sole mechanisms employed to generate the intensity distributions for patterning. Based on both 'bottom-up' self-assembly and 'top-down' lithography approaches, these processes are highly versatile and can take advantage of a number of optical effects, allowing the complex 3D nanostructures to be patterned using single exposures. There are several key advantages including low equipment cost, facile structure design, and patterning scalability, which will be discussed in detail. We will outline the underlying optical effects, review the geometries that can be fabricated, discuss key limitations, and highlight potential applications in nanophotonics, optoelectronic devices, and nanoarchitectured materials.
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- Xu A Zhang
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America
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Tang SW, Uddin MH, Tong WY, Pasic P, Yuen W, Thissen H, Lam YW, Voelcker NH. Replication of a Tissue Microenvironment by Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:18988-18994. [PMID: 31051073 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b05553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) is a nanofabrication technique in which an immobilized thermolabile resist, such as polyphthalaldehyde (PPA), is locally vaporized by a heated atomic force microscope tip. Compared with other nanofabrication techniques, such as soft lithography and nanoimprinting lithography, t-SPL is more efficient and convenient as it does not involve time-consuming mask productions or complicated etching procedures, making it a promising candidate technique for the fast prototyping of nanoscale topographies for biological studies. Here, we established the direct use of PPA-coated surfaces as a cell culture substrate. We showed that PPA is biocompatible and that the deposition of allylamine by plasma polymerization on a silicon wafer before PPA coating can stabilize the immobilization of PPA in aqueous solutions. When seeded on PPA-coated surfaces, human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) adhered, spread, and proliferated in a manner indistinguishable from cells cultured on glass surfaces. This allowed us to subsequently use t-SPL to generate nanotopographies for cell culture experiments. As a proof of concept, we analyzed the surface topography of bovine tendon sections, previously shown to induce morphogenesis and differentiation of MSC, by means of atomic force microscopy, and then "wrote" topographical data on PPA by means of t-SPL. The resulting substrate, matching the native tissue topography on the nanoscale, was directly used for MSC culture. The t-SPL substrate induced similar changes in cell morphology and focal adhesion formation in the MSC compared to native tendon sections, suggesting that t-SPL can rapidly generate cell culture substrates with complex and spatially accurate topographical signals. This technique may greatly accelerate the prototyping of models for the study of cell-matrix interactions.
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- Sze Wing Tang
- Department of Chemistry , City University of Hong Kong , Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR
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- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , 151 Wellington Road , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , 151 Wellington Road , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- HealthBaby Biotech (Hong Kong) Company, Limited , Lakeside 2 West Wing, No. 10 Science Park West Avenue , Sha Tin , Hong Kong SAR
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- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , 151 Wellington Road , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry , City University of Hong Kong , Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR
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- Drug Delivery Disposition & Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science , Monash University , 381 Royal Parade , Parkville , Victoria 3052 , Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , 151 Wellington Road , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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Dubois V, Bleiker SJ, Stemme G, Niklaus F. Scalable Manufacturing of Nanogaps. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801124. [PMID: 30156331 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The ability to manufacture a nanogap in between two electrodes has proven a powerful catalyst for scientific discoveries in nanoscience and molecular electronics. A wide range of bottom-up and top-down methodologies are now available to fabricate nanogaps that are less than 10 nm wide. However, most available techniques involve time-consuming serial processes that are not compatible with large-scale manufacturing of nanogap devices. The scalable manufacturing of sub-10 nm gaps remains a great technological challenge that currently hinders both experimental nanoscience and the prospects for commercial exploitation of nanogap devices. Here, available nanogap fabrication methodologies are reviewed and a detailed comparison of their merits is provided, with special focus on large-scale and reproducible manufacturing of nanogaps. The most promising approaches that could achieve a breakthrough in research and commercial applications are identified. Emerging scalable nanogap manufacturing methodologies will ultimately enable applications with high scientific and societal impact, including high-speed whole genome sequencing, electromechanical computing, and molecular electronics using nanogap electrodes.
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- Valentin Dubois
- Department of Micro and Nano Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Micro and Nano Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Micro and Nano Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Micro and Nano Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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Nanomanufacturing of silicon surface with a single atomic layer precision via mechanochemical reactions. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1542. [PMID: 29670215 PMCID: PMC5906689 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03930-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Topographic nanomanufacturing with a depth precision down to atomic dimension is of importance for advancement of nanoelectronics with new functionalities. Here we demonstrate a mask-less and chemical-free nanolithography process for regio-specific removal of atomic layers on a single crystalline silicon surface via shear-induced mechanochemical reactions. Since chemical reactions involve only the topmost atomic layer exposed at the interface, the removal of a single atomic layer is possible and the crystalline lattice beneath the processed area remains intact without subsurface structural damages. Molecular dynamics simulations depict the atom-by-atom removal process, where the first atomic layer is removed preferentially through the formation and dissociation of interfacial bridge bonds. Based on the parametric thresholds needed for single atomic layer removal, the critical energy barrier for water-assisted mechanochemical dissociation of Si–Si bonds was determined. The mechanochemical nanolithography method demonstrated here could be extended to nanofabrication of other crystalline materials. The continued scaling of silicon based electronic devices requires the development of increasingly innovative approaches for high-precision material removal. Here, the authors demonstrate subnanometre depth removal of silicon using scanning probe, shear-induced mechanochemical reactions.
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Liu X, Carbonell C, Braunschweig AB. Towards scanning probe lithography-based 4D nanoprinting by advancing surface chemistry, nanopatterning strategies, and characterization protocols. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 45:6289-6310. [PMID: 27460011 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00349d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Biointerfaces direct some of the most complex biological events, including cell differentiation, hierarchical organization, and disease progression, or are responsible for the remarkable optical, electronic, and biological behavior of natural materials. Chemical information encoded within the 4D nanostructure of biointerfaces - comprised of the three Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z), and chemical composition of each molecule within a given volume - dominates their interfacial properties. As such, there is a strong interest in creating printing platforms that can emulate the 4D nanostructure - including both the chemical composition and architectural complexity - of biointerfaces. Current nanolithography technologies are unable to recreate 4D nanostructures with the chemical or architectural complexity of their biological counterparts because of their inability to position organic molecules in three dimensions and with sub-1 micrometer resolution. Achieving this level of control over the interfacial structure requires transformational advances in three complementary research disciplines: (1) the scope of organic reactions that can be successfully carried out on surfaces must be increased, (2) lithography tools are needed that are capable of positioning soft organic and biologically active materials with sub-1 micrometer resolution over feature diameter, feature-to-feature spacing, and height, and (3) new techniques for characterizing the 4D structure of interfaces should be developed and validated. This review will discuss recent advances in these three areas, and how their convergence is leading to a revolution in 4D nanomanufacturing.
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- Xiaoming Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA and Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA and Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, City University of New York, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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Carroll K, Knoll AW, Wolf H, Duerig U. Explaining the Transition from Diffusion Limited to Reaction Limited Surface Assembly of Molecular Species through Spatial Variations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:73-80. [PMID: 29237260 PMCID: PMC5763283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Surface assembly is often decomposed into two classes: diffusion and reaction limited processes. The transition between the two cases is complex because the dynamics are so different. In this article, we simulate, explain, and experimentally discuss the evolution of the spatial distribution for surface assemblies with diffusion limited and reaction limited processes. Explicitly, we demonstrate that diffusion limited and reaction limited processes show some temporal differences, but more importantly, we show that the spatial arrangements are different enough to discriminate between the two cases. Using fundamental properties, such as the diffusion constant, we calculate the evolution of the spatial profile and derive from physical, heuristic models the assembly rate for reaction and diffusion limited processes based on the individual particle's interactions with the surface. Finally, we confirm the spatial profile differences between diffusion and reaction limited cases by experimentally measuring the surface assembly between two molecules of similar size, but having different assembly routes. Unique to our description is that we have derived and simulated everything through the particle picture in place of ensemble descriptions such as the diffusion equation, and we show the equivalence between our heuristic formulas and those derived from the diffusion equation.
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Carroll KM, Rawlings C, Zhang Y, Knoll AW, Marder SR, Wolf H, Duerig U. Testing the Equivalence between Spatial Averaging and Temporal Averaging in Highly Dilute Solutions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:14539-14547. [PMID: 29206465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Diffusion relates the flux of particles to the local gradient of the particle density in a deterministic way. The question arises as to what happens when the particle density is so low that the local gradient becomes an ill-defined concept. The dilemma was resolved early last century by analyzing the average motion of particles subject to random forces whose magnitude is such that the particles are always in thermal equilibrium with their environment. The diffusion dynamics is now described in terms of the probability density of finding a particle at some position and time and the probabilistic flux density, which is proportional to the gradient of the probability density. In a time average sense, the system thus behaves exactly like the ensemble average. Here, we report on an experimental method and test this fundamental equivalence principle in statistical physics. In the experiment, we study the flux distribution of 20 nm radius polystyrene particles impinging on a circular sink of micrometer dimensions. The particle concentration in the water suspension is approximately 1 particle in a volume element of the dimension of the sink. We demonstrate that the measured flux density is exactly described by the solution of the diffusion equation of an infinite system, and the flux statistics obeys a Poissonian distribution as expected for a Markov process governing the random walk of noninteracting particles. We also rigorously show that a finite system behaves like an infinite system for very long times despite the fact that a finite system converges to a zero flux empty state.
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- Keith M Carroll
- IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology , 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology , 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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Raghuraman S, Elinski MB, Batteas JD, Felts JR. Driving Surface Chemistry at the Nanometer Scale Using Localized Heat and Stress. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:2111-2117. [PMID: 28282496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Driving and measuring chemical reactions at the nanoscale is crucial for developing safer, more efficient, and environment-friendly reactors and for surface engineering. Quantitative understanding of surface chemical reactions in real operating environments is challenging due to resolution and environmental limitations of existing techniques. Here we report an atomic force microscope technique that can measure reaction kinetics driven at the nanoscale by multiphysical stimuli in an ambient environment. We demonstrate the technique by measuring local reduction of graphene oxide as a function of both temperature and force at the sliding contact. Kinetic parameters measured with this technique reveal alternative reaction pathways of graphene oxide reduction previously unexplored with bulk processing techniques. This technique can be extended to understand and precisely tailor the nanoscale surface chemistry of any two-dimensional material in response to a wide range of external, multiphysical stimuli.
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- Shivaranjan Raghuraman
- Advanced Nano Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University , 3123 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77840, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St., College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St., College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Advanced Nano Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University , 3123 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77840, United States
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Force microscopy enables a variety of approaches to manipulate and/or modify surfaces. Few of those methods have evolved into advanced probe-based lithographies. Oxidation scanning probe lithography (o-SPL) is the only lithography that enables the direct and resist-less nanoscale patterning of a large variety of materials, from metals to semiconductors; from self-assembled monolayers to biomolecules. Oxidation SPL has also been applied to develop sophisticated electronic and nanomechanical devices such as quantum dots, quantum point contacts, nanowire transistors or mechanical resonators. Here, we review the principles, instrumentation aspects and some device applications of o-SPL. Our focus is to provide a balanced view of the method that introduces the key steps in its evolution, provides some detailed explanations on its fundamentals and presents current trends and applications. To illustrate the capabilities and potential of o-SPL as an alternative lithography we have favored the most recent and updated contributions in nanopatterning and device fabrication.
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Carbonell C, Braunschweig AB. Toward 4D Nanoprinting with Tip-Induced Organic Surface Reactions. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:190-198. [PMID: 27643891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Future nanomanufacturing tools will prepare organic materials with complex four-dimensional (4D) structure, where the position (x, y, z) and chemical composition within a volume is controlled with sub-1 μm spatial resolution. Such tools could produce substrates that mimic biological interfaces, like the cell surface or the extracellular matrix, whose topology and chemical complexity combine to direct some of the most sophisticated biological events. The control of organic materials at the nanoscale-level of spatial resolution could revolutionize the assembly of next generation optical and electronic devices or substrates for tissue engineering or enable fundamental biological or material science investigations. Organic chemistry provides the requisite control over the orientation and position of matter within a nanoscale reference frame through the formation of new covalent bonds. Several challenges however preclude the integration of organic chemistry with conventional nanomanufacturing approaches, namely most nanolithography platforms would denature or destroy delicate organic and biologically active matter, confirming covalent bond formation at interfaces remains difficult, and finally, only a small handful of the reactions used to transform molecules in solution have been validated on surfaces. Thus, entirely new approaches, where organic transformations and spatial control are considered equally important contributors, are needed to create 4D organic nanoprinting platforms. This Account describes efforts from our group to reconcile nanolithography, and specifically massively parallel scanning probe lithography (SPL), with organic chemistry to further the goal of 4D organic nanoprinting. Massively parallel SPL involves arrays of elastomeric pyramids mounted onto piezoelectric actuators, and creates patterns with feature diameters below 50 nm by using the pyramidal tips for either the direct deposition of ink or the localized delivery of energy to a surface. While other groups have focused on tip and array architetctures, our efforts have been on exploring their use for localizing organic chemistry on surfaces with nanoscale spatial resolution in 3D. Herein we describe the use of massively parallel SPL to create covalently immobilized patterns of organic materials using thermal, catalytic, photochemical, and force-accelerated reactions. In doing so, we have developed a high-throughput protocol for confirming interfacial bond formation. These efforts have resulted in new opportunities for the preparation of glycan arrays, novel approaches for covalently patterning graphene, and a 3D nanoprinter by combining photochemical brush polymerizations with SPL. Achieving true 4D nanoprinting involves advances in surface chemistry and instrumentation development, and to this end 4D micropatterns were produced in a microfluidic photoreactor that can position polymers composed of different monomers within micrometer proximity. A substantial gap remains, however, between these current technologies and the future's 4D nanomanufacturing tools, but the marriage of SPL with organic chemistry is an important step toward this goal. As this field continues to mature we can expect bottom-up 4D nanomanufacturing to begin supplanting conventional top-down strategies for preparing electronics, bioarrays, and functional substrates. In addition, these new printing technologies may enable the preparation of synthetic targets, such as artificial biological interfaces, with a level of organic sophistication that is entirely unachievable using existing technologies.
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- Carlos Carbonell
- Advanced
Science Research Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas
Terrace, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Advanced
Science Research Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas
Terrace, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Carroll KM, Wolf H, Knoll A, Curtis JE, Zhang Y, Marder SR, Riedo E, Duerig U. Understanding How Charged Nanoparticles Electrostatically Assemble and Distribute in 1-D. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:13600-13610. [PMID: 27977208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The effects of increasing the driving forces for a 1-D assembly of nanoparticles onto a surface are investigated with experimental results and models. Modifications, which take into account not only the particle-particle interactions but also particle-surface interactions, to previously established extended random sequential adsorption simulations are tested and verified. Both data and model are compared against the heterogeneous random sequential adsorption simulations, and finally, a connection between the two models is suggested. The experiments and models show that increasing the particle-surface interaction leads to narrower particle distribution; this narrowing is attributed to the surface interactions compensating against the particle-particle interactions. The long-term advantage of this work is that the assembly of nanoparticles in solution is now understood as controlled not only by particle-particle interactions but also by particle-surface interactions. Both particle-particle and particle-surface interactions can be used to tune how nanoparticles distribute themselves on a surface.
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- Keith M Carroll
- IBM Research - Zurich , Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research - Zurich , Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research - Zurich , Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology , 837 State Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology , 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology , 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- CUNY-Advanced Science Research Center , 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Department of Physics, CUNY-City College of New York , 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
- CUNY-The Graduate Center , 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- IBM Research - Zurich , Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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Albisetti E, Carroll KM, Lu X, Curtis JE, Petti D, Bertacco R, Riedo E. Thermochemical scanning probe lithography of protein gradients at the nanoscale. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:315302. [PMID: 27344982 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/31/315302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Patterning nanoscale protein gradients is crucial for studying a variety of cellular processes in vitro. Despite the recent development in nano-fabrication technology, combining nanometric resolution and fine control of protein concentrations is still an open challenge. Here, we demonstrate the use of thermochemical scanning probe lithography (tc-SPL) for defining micro- and nano-sized patterns with precisely controlled protein concentration. First, tc-SPL is performed by scanning a heatable atomic force microscopy tip on a polymeric substrate, for locally exposing reactive amino groups on the surface, then the substrate is functionalized with streptavidin and laminin proteins. We show, by fluorescence microscopy on the patterned gradients, that it is possible to precisely tune the concentration of the immobilized proteins by varying the patterning parameters during tc-SPL. This paves the way to the use of tc-SPL for defining protein gradients at the nanoscale, to be used as chemical cues e.g. for studying and regulating cellular processes in vitro.
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- E Albisetti
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy. School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Albisetti E, Petti D, Pancaldi M, Madami M, Tacchi S, Curtis J, King WP, Papp A, Csaba G, Porod W, Vavassori P, Riedo E, Bertacco R. Nanopatterning reconfigurable magnetic landscapes via thermally assisted scanning probe lithography. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 11:545-551. [PMID: 26950242 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The search for novel tools to control magnetism at the nanoscale is crucial for the development of new paradigms in optics, electronics and spintronics. So far, the fabrication of magnetic nanostructures has been achieved mainly through irreversible structural or chemical modifications. Here, we propose a new concept for creating reconfigurable magnetic nanopatterns by crafting, at the nanoscale, the magnetic anisotropy landscape of a ferromagnetic layer exchange-coupled to an antiferromagnetic layer. By performing localized field cooling with the hot tip of a scanning probe microscope, magnetic structures, with arbitrarily oriented magnetization and tunable unidirectional anisotropy, are reversibly patterned without modifying the film chemistry and topography. This opens unforeseen possibilities for the development of novel metamaterials with finely tuned magnetic properties, such as reconfigurable magneto-plasmonic and magnonic crystals. In this context, we experimentally demonstrate spatially controlled spin wave excitation and propagation in magnetic structures patterned with the proposed method.
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- E Albisetti
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIC nanoGUNE, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali del CNR (CNR-IOM), Unità di Perugia, c/o Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- CIC nanoGUNE, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
- CUNY-Advanced Science Research Center and City College New York, City University of New York, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- IFN-CNR, c/o Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Thermal scanning probe lithography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-100354-1.00016-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Krivoshapkina Y, Kaestner M, Rangelow IW. Tip-based nanolithography methods and materials. MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR NEXT GENERATION LITHOGRAPHY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-100354-1.00015-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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D’Acunto M, Dinelli F, Pingue P. Nanoscale rippling on polymer surfaces induced by AFM manipulation. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 6:2278-2289. [PMID: 26733086 PMCID: PMC4685788 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nanoscale rippling induced by an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip can be observed after performing one or many scans over the same area on a range of materials, namely ionic salts, metals, and semiconductors. However, it is for the case of polymer films that this phenomenon has been widely explored and studied. Due to the possibility of varying and controlling various parameters, this phenomenon has recently gained a great interest for some technological applications. The advent of AFM cantilevers with integrated heaters has promoted further advances in the field. An alternative method to heating up the tip is based on solvent-assisted viscoplastic deformations, where the ripples develop upon the application of a relatively low force to a solvent-rich film. An ensemble of AFM-based procedures can thus produce nanoripples on polymeric surfaces quickly, efficiently, and with an unprecedented order and control. However, even if nanorippling has been observed in various distinct modes and many theoretical models have been since proposed, a full understanding of this phenomenon is still far from being achieved. This review aims at summarizing the current state of the art in the perspective of achieving control over the rippling process on polymers at a nanoscale level.
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- Mario D’Acunto
- Istituto Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome
- Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione, ISTI-CNR, via Moruzzi, 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, INO-CNR, via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratorio NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore and Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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Garcia R, Knoll AW, Riedo E. Advanced scanning probe lithography. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 9:577-87. [PMID: 25091447 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The nanoscale control afforded by scanning probe microscopes has prompted the development of a wide variety of scanning-probe-based patterning methods. Some of these methods have demonstrated a high degree of robustness and patterning capabilities that are unmatched by other lithographic techniques. However, the limited throughput of scanning probe lithography has prevented its exploitation in technological applications. Here, we review the fundamentals of scanning probe lithography and its use in materials science and nanotechnology. We focus on robust methods, such as those based on thermal effects, chemical reactions and voltage-induced processes, that demonstrate a potential for applications.
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- Ricardo Garcia
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IBM Research - Zurich, Saeumerstr. 4, 8803 Rueschlikon, Switzerland
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA
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Shaw JE, Stavrinou PN, Anthopoulos TD. High-speed scanning thermal lithography for nanostructuring of electronic devices. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:5813-9. [PMID: 24740750 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00209a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report a detailed analysis on the use of simultaneous substrate heating in conjunction with scanning thermal lithography (SThL) to dramatically increase the patterning speed of conventional SThL systems. The investigation consists of finite element simulations as well as practical assessments of the speed at which different organic precursors are thermally converted to produce standalone electrically active and passive nanostructures. As a proof of concept the high-speed SThL method was used to pattern semiconducting pentacene nanoribbons, which were subsequently incorporated into functioning transistors. Simultaneous substrate heating was found to allow patterning of functional devices at writing speeds >19 times higher than transistors produced at identical speeds but with the substrate maintained at room temperature. These fast written transistors exhibit 100× higher hole mobility with high on/off current ratio and negligible operating hysteresis. The generality of the proposed high-speed SThL method was further demonstrated with the rapid patterning of conductive nanostructured metal electrodes with excellent spatial resolution employing an appropriate polymer precursor as the chemical resist. It is proposed that these advances further support the case for using SThL systems as rapid prototypers for low micron and nanoscale structures for both direct patterning of precursors and indirect patterning of metals and other materials using suitable chemical resist.
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- Joseph E Shaw
- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Carroll KM, Desai M, Giordano AJ, Scrimgeour J, King WP, Riedo E, Curtis JE. Speed Dependence of Thermochemical Nanolithography for Gray-Scale Patterning. Chemphyschem 2014; 15:2530-5. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Somnath S, Kim HJ, Hu H, King WP. Parallel nanoimaging and nanolithography using a heated microcantilever array. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:014001. [PMID: 24334342 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/1/014001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report parallel topographic imaging and nanolithography using heated microcantilever arrays integrated into a commercial atomic force microscope (AFM). The array has five AFM cantilevers, each of which has an internal resistive heater. The temperatures of the cantilever heaters can be monitored and controlled independently and in parallel. We perform parallel AFM imaging of a region of size 550 μm × 90 μm, where the cantilever heat flow signals provide a measure of the nanometer-scale substrate topography. At a cantilever scan speed of 1134 μm s(-1), we acquire a 3.1 million-pixel image in 62 s with noise-limited vertical resolution of 0.6 nm and pixels of size 351 nm × 45 nm. At a scan speed of 4030 μm s(-1) we acquire a 26.4 million pixel image in 124 s with vertical resolution of 5.4 nm and pixels of size 44 nm × 43 nm. Finally, we demonstrate parallel nanolithography with the cantilever array, including iterations of measure-write-measure nanofabrication, with each cantilever operating independently.
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- Suhas Somnath
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Carroll KM, Lu X, Kim S, Gao Y, Kim HJ, Somnath S, Polloni L, Sordan R, King WP, Curtis JE, Riedo E. Parallelization of thermochemical nanolithography. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:1299-304. [PMID: 24337109 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05696a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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One of the most pressing technological challenges in the development of next generation nanoscale devices is the rapid, parallel, precise and robust fabrication of nanostructures. Here, we demonstrate the possibility to parallelize thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL) by employing five nano-tips for the fabrication of conjugated polymer nanostructures and graphene-based nanoribbons.
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- Keith M Carroll
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 State Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, USA.
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Seong M, Somnath S, Kim HJ, King WP. Parallel nanoimaging using an array of 30 heated microcantilevers. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02853h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Parallel nanoimaging using an array of 30 heated AFM cantilevers is reported. The measurement speed and area are increased over standard AFM by two orders of magnitude.
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- Myunghoon Seong
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana, USA
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Wang Z, Tan J, Zou Q, Jiang W. Mechanical-plowing-based high-speed patterning on hard material via advanced-control and ultrasonic probe vibration. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:113704. [PMID: 24289401 DOI: 10.1063/1.4832046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this paper, we present a high-speed direct pattern fabrication on hard materials (e.g., a tungsten-coated quartz substrate) via mechanical plowing. Compared to other probe-based nanolithography techniques based on chemical- and/or physical-reactions (e.g., the Dip-pen technique), mechanical plowing is meritorious for its low cost, ease of process control, and capability of working with a wide variety of materials beyond conductive and/or soft materials. However, direct patterning on hard material faces two daunting challenges. First, the patterning throughput is ultimately hindered by the "writing" (plowing) speed, which, in turn, is limited by the adverse effects that can be excited/induced during high-speed, and/or large-range plowing, including the vibrational dynamics of the actuation system (the piezoelectric actuator, the cantilever, and the mechanical fixture connecting the cantilever to the actuator), the dynamic cross-axis coupling between different axes of motion, and the hysteresis and the drift effects related to the piezoelectric actuators. Secondly, it is very challenging to directly pattern on ultra-hard materials via plowing. Even with a diamond probe, the line depth of the pattern via continuous plowing on ultra-hard materials such as tungsten, is still rather small (<0.5 nm), particularly when the "writing" speed becomes high. To overcome these two challenges, we propose to utilize a novel iterative learning control technique to achieve precision tracking of the desired pattern during high-speed, large-range plowing, and introduce ultrasonic vibration of the probe in the normal (vertical) direction during the plowing process to enable direct patterning on ultra hard materials. The proposed approach was implemented to directly fabricate patterns on a mask with tungsten coating and quartz substrate. The experimental results demonstrated that a large-size pattern of four grooves (20 μm in length with 300 nm spacing between lines) can be fabricated at a high speed of ~5 mm/s, with the line width and the line depth at ~95 nm and 2 nm, respectively. A fine pattern of the word "NANO" is also fabricated at the speed of ~5 mm/s.
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- Zhihua Wang
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Brown BP, Picco L, Miles MJ, Faul CFJ. Opportunities in high-speed atomic force microscopy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:3201-3211. [PMID: 23609982 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201203223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The atomic force microscope (AFM) has become integrated into standard characterisation procedures in many different areas of research. Nonetheless, typical imaging rates of commercial microscopes are still very slow, much to the frustration of the user. Developments in instrumentation for "high-speed AFM" (HSAFM) have been ongoing since the 1990s, and now nanometer resolution imaging at video rate is readily achievable. Despite thorough investigation of samples of a biological nature, use of HSAFM instruments to image samples of interest to materials scientists, or to carry out AFM lithography, has been minimal. This review gives a summary of different approaches to and advances in the development of high-speed AFMs, highlights important discoveries made with new instruments, and briefly discusses new possibilities for HSAFM in materials science.
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- Benjamin P Brown
- Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, Centre for NSQI, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1FD, UK
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Cheong LL, Paul P, Holzner F, Despont M, Coady DJ, Hedrick JL, Allen R, Knoll AW, Duerig U. Thermal probe maskless lithography for 27.5 nm half-pitch Si technology. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:4485-91. [PMID: 23965001 DOI: 10.1021/nl4024066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Thermal scanning probe lithography is used for creating lithographic patterns with 27.5 nm half-pitch line density in a 50 nm thick high carbon content organic resist on a Si substrate. The as-written patterns in the poly phthaladehyde thermal resist layer have a depth of 8 nm, and they are transformed into high-aspect ratio binary patterns in the high carbon content resist using a SiO2 hard-mask layer with a thickness of merely 4 nm and a sequence of selective reactive ion etching steps. Using this process, a line-edge roughness after transfer of 2.7 nm (3σ) has been achieved. The patterns have also been transferred into 50 nm deep structures in the Si substrate with excellent conformal accuracy. The demonstrated process capabilities in terms of feature density and line-edge roughness are in accordance with today's requirements for maskless lithography, for example for the fabrication of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) masks.
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- Lin Lee Cheong
- IBM Research-Zurich , Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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Carroll KM, Giordano AJ, Wang D, Kodali VK, Scrimgeour J, King WP, Marder SR, Riedo E, Curtis JE. Fabricating nanoscale chemical gradients with ThermoChemical NanoLithography. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:8675-82. [PMID: 23751047 DOI: 10.1021/la400996w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Production of chemical concentration gradients on the submicrometer scale remains a formidable challenge, despite the broad range of potential applications and their ubiquity throughout nature. We present a strategy to quantitatively prescribe spatial variations in functional group concentration using ThermoChemical NanoLithography (TCNL). The approach uses a heated cantilever to drive a localized nanoscale chemical reaction at an interface, where a reactant is transformed into a product. We show using friction force microscopy that localized gradients in the product concentration have a spatial resolution of ~20 nm where the entire concentration profile is confined to sub-180 nm. To gain quantitative control over the concentration, we introduce a chemical kinetics model of the thermally driven nanoreaction that shows excellent agreement with experiments. The comparison provides a calibration of the nonlinear dependence of product concentration versus temperature, which we use to design two-dimensional temperature maps encoding the prescription for linear and nonlinear gradients. The resultant chemical nanopatterns show high fidelity to the user-defined patterns, including the ability to realize complex chemical patterns with arbitrary variations in peak concentration with a spatial resolution of 180 nm or better. While this work focuses on producing chemical gradients of amine groups, other functionalities are a straightforward modification. We envision that using the basic scheme introduced here, quantitative TCNL will be capable of patterning gradients of other exploitable physical or chemical properties such as fluorescence in conjugated polymers and conductivity in graphene. The access to submicrometer chemical concentration and gradient patterning provides a new dimension of control for nanolithography.
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- Keith M Carroll
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 State Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, USA
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Rice RH, Gnecco E, Wannemacher R, Szoszkiewicz R. Velocity dependence of nano-abrasive wear of amorphous polymers obtained using a spiral scan pattern. POLYMER 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chapuis PO, Rousseau E, Assy A, Gomès S, Lefèvre S, Volz S. Heat transfer between a hot AFM tip and a cold sample: impact of the air pressure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1557/opl.2013.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTWe observe the heat flux exchanged by the hot tip of a scanning thermal microscope, which is an instrument based on the atomic force microscope. We first vary the pressure in order to analyze the impact on the hot tip temperature. Then the distance between the tip and a cold sample is varied down to few nanometers, in order to reach the ballistic regime. We observe the cooling of the tip due to the tip-sample heat flux and compare it to the current models in the literature.
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Kim H, Ha S, Jang J. Random Walk Simulation for the Growth of Monolayer in Dip Pen Nanolithography. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2013. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.1.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Huang CM, Yeh CH, Chen L, Huang DA, Kuo C. Energetic-assisted scanning thermal lithography for patterning silver nanoparticles in polymer films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:120-7. [PMID: 23210425 DOI: 10.1021/am302287q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Energetic-assisted scanning thermal lithography (SThL) was demonstrated with the addition of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) for patterning silver nanoparticles. SThL samples were prepared by spin-coating poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin films preloaded with BPO and silver nitrate precursors. Localized thermal analysis via probe heating demonstrated that the BPO decomposition in the polymer film took place at the temperature of 80 °C. Above this temperature, the thermal probe initiated the decomposition of the peroxide, which resulted in the in situ discharge of exothermal energy to compensate the joule shortage and the rapid cooling in the SThL thin film samples. The additional joule energy thermally enhanced the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, which were patterned and embedded in the PMMA thin film. Surface plasmon resonance scattering of these silver nanoparticles was observed by dark-field optical microscopy, whereas the nanoparticle distribution was examined by transmission electron microscopy. Variations in the scanning probe temperatures and peroxide concentrations were carefully investigated to optimize the thermal lithography efficiency upon the addition of energetics.
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- Chun-Min Huang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Napolitano S, D'Acunto M, Baschieri P, Gnecco E, Pingue P. Ordered rippling of polymer surfaces by nanolithography: influence of scan pattern and boundary effects. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 23:475301. [PMID: 23103721 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/47/475301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We demonstrate how AFM nanolithography, with a proper choice of scan pattern, can induce an exceptionally ordered alignment of ripples on the surface of polymer films on the first scan. By analogy with the manipulation of nanoparticles, the orientation of the ripples is determined by the material flow, which is ultimately fixed by the direction of motion of the probing tip. This makes a raster scan pattern the best choice for orienting the ripples, as opposed to the zigzag scan pattern commonly adopted by most AFM setups. Our hypothesis is substantiated by a series of measurements on a solvent-enriched ultrathin film of PET, which allowed ripple formation on the first scan. We also show how the ripple orientation is significantly modified by the boundary conditions appearing when nanolithography is performed on circular, triangular and L-shaped areas on the polymer surface.
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- Simone Napolitano
- Laboratory of Polymer and Soft Matter Dynamics, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Felts JR, Kjoller K, Lo M, Prater CB, King WP. Nanometer-scale infrared spectroscopy of heterogeneous polymer nanostructures fabricated by tip-based nanofabrication. ACS NANO 2012; 6:8015-8021. [PMID: 22928657 DOI: 10.1021/nn302620f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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There is a significant need for chemical identification and chemical imaging of nanofabricated structures and devices, especially for multiple materials integrated at the nanometer scale. Here we present nanofabrication, chemical identification, and nanometer-scale chemical imaging of polymer nanostructures with better than 100 nm spatial resolution. Polymer nanostructures of polyethylene, polystyrene, and poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl) were fabricated by tip-based nanofabrication. Nanometer-scale infrared measurements using atomic force microscopy infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) obtained quantitative chemical spectra of these nanostructures. We show chemical imaging of intersecting patterns of nanometer-scale polymer lines of different chemical compositions. The results indicate that for closely packed heterogeneous nanostructures, the spatial resolution of AFM-IR is not limited by nanometer-scale thermal diffusion, but is instead limited by the cantilever sensitivity and the signal-to-noise ratio of the AFM-IR system.
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- Jonathan R Felts
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61820, United States
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Rice RH, Mokarian-Tabari P, King WP, Szoszkiewicz R. Local thermomechanical analysis of a microphase-separated thin lamellar PS-b-PEO film. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13503-11. [PMID: 22924663 DOI: 10.1021/la302565s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We use atomic force microscopy (AFM) and hot tip AFM (HT-AFM) to thermophysically characterize a 30 nm thick film of poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide), PS-b-PEO, and to modify its lamellar patterns having spacing of 39 ± 3 nm. AFM tip scans of the polymer film induce either abrasive surface patterns or nanoscale ripples, which depend upon the tip force, temperature, and number of scans. The evolution of the lamellar patterns is explained by the polymer film molecular structure and mode I crack propagation in the polymer combined with the stick-and-slip behavior of the AFM tip. The HT-AFM measurements at various tip-sample temperatures and scanning speeds yield several thermophysical quantities: the PEO melting temperature of 54 ± 12 °C, the PS glass transition temperature of 54 ± 12 °C, the PS-b-PEO specific heat of 3.6 ± 2.7 J g(-1) K(-1), the PEO melting enthalpy of 111 ± 88 J g(-1), and the free energy of Helmholtz for PEO unfolding (and melting) of 10(-20) J nm(-2). These quantities are obtained for PS-b-PEO volumes of 30,000 nm(3), which correspond to 30 ag of the polymer.
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- Reginald H Rice
- Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66503, USA
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Wei Y, Liu P, Zhu F, Jiang K, Li Q, Fan S. Efficient fabrication of carbon nanotube micro tip arrays by tailoring cross-stacked carbon nanotube sheets. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:2071-2076. [PMID: 22433000 DOI: 10.1021/nl300271p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Carbon nanotube (CNT) micro tip arrays with hairpin structures on patterned silicon wafers were efficiently fabricated by tailoring the cross-stacked CNT sheet with laser. A blade-like structure was formed at the laser-cut edges of the CNT sheet. CNT field emitters, pulled out from the end of the hairpin by an adhesive tape, can provide 150 μA intrinsic emission currents with low beam noise. The nice field emission is ascribed to the Joule-heating-induced desorption of the emitter surface by the hairpin structure, the high temperature annealing effect, and the surface morphology. The CNT emitters with hairpin structures will greatly promote the applications of CNTs in vacuum electronic devices and hold the promises to be used as the hot tips for thermochemical nanolithography. More CNT-based structures and devices can be fabricated on a large scale by this versatile method.
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- Yang Wei
- Department of Physics and Tsinghua-Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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Lee B, Prater CB, King WP. Lorentz force actuation of a heated atomic force microscope cantilever. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 23:055709. [PMID: 22237044 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/5/055709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report Lorentz force-induced actuation of a silicon microcantilever having an integrated resistive heater. Oscillating current through the cantilever interacts with the magnetic field around a NdFeB permanent magnet and induces a Lorentz force that deflects the cantilever. The same current induces cantilever heating. With AC currents as low as 0.2 mA, the cantilever can be oscillated as much as 80 nm at resonance with a DC temperature rise of less than 5 °C. By comparison, the AC temperature variation leads to a thermomechanical oscillation that is about 1000 times smaller than the Lorentz deflection at the cantilever resonance. The cantilever position in the nonuniform magnetic field affects the Lorentz force-induced deflection, with the magnetic field parallel to the cantilever having the largest effect on cantilever actuation. We demonstrate how the cantilever actuation can be used for imaging, and for measuring the local material softening temperature by sensing the contact resonance shift.
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- Byeonghee Lee
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
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Xie Z, Zhou X, Tao X, Zheng Z. Polymer Nanostructures Made by Scanning Probe Lithography: Recent Progress in Material Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2012; 33:359-73. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2011] [Revised: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The actual progress towards biological chip devices consisting of nanostructured functional entities is summarized. The practical aspects of molecular nanobiochips are discussed, including the main surface chemistry platforms, as well as conventional and unconventional fabrication tools. Several successful biological demonstrations of the first generation of nanobiochip devices (mainly, different nanoarrays) are highlighted with the aim of revealing the potential of this technology in life sciences, medicine, and related areas.
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- Ramūnas Valiokas
- Department of Nanoengineering, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių 231, 02300 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Tseng AA. Removing material using atomic force microscopy with single- and multiple-tip sources. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:3409-3427. [PMID: 21984470 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201100486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2011] [Revised: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been an effective material removing tool for fabricating various nanostructures because of its sub-nanometer precision and simplicity in operation. AFM material removing techniques have evolved from a solely mechanical process to one in which the tip can be loaded by additional energy sources, such as thermal, electric, or chemical, to enhance its fabrication abilities. In this paper, these material removing techniques are reviewed with an emphasis on their capabilities and recent progress. The recent hardware and software developments are first presented to provide a general view on the current status of the technology to be assessed. Following an overview of the feasibility and effectiveness of using mechanical scratching for removing various types of soft and hard materials, the processes of a wide range of approaches using multiple tip sources are then assessed with a focus on their principles, versatilities, and potentials for future applications.
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- Ampere A Tseng
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA.
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Duvigneau J, Schönherr H, Vancso GJ. Scanning thermal lithography of tailored tert-butyl ester protected carboxylic acid functionalized (meth)acrylate polymer platforms. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2011; 3:3855-65. [PMID: 21919505 DOI: 10.1021/am200676r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this paper, we report on the development of tailored polymer films for high-resolution atomic force microscopy based scanning thermal lithography (SThL). In particular, full control of surface chemical and topographical structuring was sought. Thin cross-linked films comprising poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (MA(20)) or poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (A(20)) were prepared via UV initiated free radical polymerization. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and FTIR spectroscopy showed that the heat-induced thermal decomposition of MA(20) by oxidative depolymerization is initially the primary reaction followed by tert-butyl ester thermolysis. By contrast, no significant depolymerization was observed for A(20). For A(20) and MA(20) (at higher temperatures and/or longer reaction times) the thermolysis of the tert-butyl ester liberates isobutylene and yields carboxylic acid groups, which react further intramolecularly to cyclic anhydrides. The values of the apparent activation energies (E(a)) for the thermolysis were calculated to be 125 ± 13 kJ mol(-1) and 116 ± 7 kJ mol(-1) for MA(20) and A(20), respectively. Both MA(20) and A(20) films showed improved thermomechanical stability during SThL compared to non cross-linked films. Carboxylic acid functionalized lines written by SThL in A(20) films had a typically ~10 times smaller width compared to those written in MA(20) films regardless of the tip radius of the heated probe and did not show any evidence for thermochemically or thermomechanically induced modification of film topography. These observations and the E(a) of 45 ± 3 kJ mol(-1) for groove formation in MA(20) estimated from the observed volume loss are attributed to oxidative thermal depolymerization during SThL of MA(20) films, which is considered to be the dominant reaction mechanism for MA(20). The smallest line width values obtained for MA(20) and A(20) films with SThL were 83 ± 7 nm and 21 ± 2 nm, whereas the depth of the lines was below 1 nm, respectively.
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- Joost Duvigneau
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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