NanoFab: Manufacturing & Instrumentation

New technology for metal nanorods formation

Balucani M., University of Rome “La Sapienza”, IT

Nowadays, Novack et al. proposed a new and efficient approach for producing electricity from sun, using nanoantenna (nantenna) electromagnetic collectors with an efficiencies approaching 84%. The major technical challenge to be solved is the development [...]

Nanoscale Force Induced Size-selective Separation and Self-assembly of Metal Nanoparticles

Zheng Y., Monash University, AU

A simple and versatile nanoscale force induced precipitation approach for the separation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed. The AuNPs show sharp size-dependent colloidal stability thresholds as a function of salt concentration. Upon separation, the [...]

Patterning Technology for Nanomanufacturing

Smith H.I., Walsh M., Zhang F., Hourihan G., Ferrera J., Jaspan M., LumArray, US

We describe a new approach to patterning that circumvents the limitations of techniques that were developed for the semiconductor industry. The new approach, zone-plate-array lithograhy (ZPAL)will enable an expansion of applications of nanoscale science and [...]

Application of focused ion beam technology for photonic nanostructures

Ay F., Gadgil V.J., Geskus D., Aravazhi S., Wörhoff K., Pollnau M., MESA+ institute of nanotechnology, University of Twente, NL

Al2O3 and KY(WO4)2 are promising materials for photonic applications with excellent optical properties and of interest for obtaining on chip resonator structures. However, there is no method available to fabricate these structures except FIB technology. [...]

From the fabrication strategy to the device integration of gas nanosensors based on individual nanowires

Jiménez-Diaz R., Prades J.D., Casals O., Andreu T., Morante J.R., Mathur S., Fonseca L., Santander J., Barth S., Hernandez-Ramirez F., Romano-Rodriguez A., Universitat de Barcelona (UB), ES

In the last years, nanowires have emerged as potential building blocks of new devices and circuit architectures due to their performance derived from their reduced size and well-controlled chemical and physical properties [1]. Large efforts [...]

Photonic Sintering of Silver for Roll-to Roll-Printed Electronics

Ahmed S., Xenon Corporation, US

The use of high energy Pulsed Light is presented as a means of sintering printed nano- particle inks to form conductive traces on flexible substrates. These novel metal nanoparticle based inks are ideally suited for [...]

Development of Methanol Based Reactive Ion Etching Processes for Nanoscale Magnetic Devices

Moneck M.T., Zhu J.-G., Carnegie Mellon University, US

Recent advances in the area of magnetoelectronics include the development of bit patterned media (BPM) for hard disk drives and the realization of spin transfer torque (STT) devices. As feature sizes shrink to sub-50 nm [...]

Picosun SUNALE™ ALD process tools for nanoscale coatings – seamless transition from R&D to industrial production

Toivola M., Soininen P.J., Lehto T., Pilvi T., Picosun Oy, FI

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) offers a superior way to coat highly conformal, uniform, pinhole and defect free thin films on even the most challenging nanoscale architectures. The technique has tremendous potential in several fields of [...]

Mechanisms of Photonic Curing™: Processing High Temperature Films on Low Temperature Substrates

Schroder K.A., NCC Nano, LLC, US

Photonic Curing uses flashlamps to thermally process a thin film at high temperature on a low temperature substrate without damaging it. This has utility in printed electronics, where high temperature curing is generally equated to [...]

Polarisation stabilisation of telecom lasers by minimally-invasive direct-write focused electron beam induced deposition

Utke I., Jenke M.G., Roeling C., Thiesen P.H., Iakovlev V., Sirbu A., Mereuta A., Caliman A., Kapon E., EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH

The possibility to deposit or remove very small amounts of material for tuning purposes on a fully processed micro/nanodevice at the right place, at will, and without damage to surrounding sensitive areas can be very [...]

High spatial resolution Hall nano-sensors by tuned direct-write Co/C-FEBID

Gabureac M.S., Bernau L., Boero G., Utke I., EMPA, CH

Gas assisted focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) is a direct write technique that allows for the deposition of nanoscale structures inside standard scanning electron microscopes (SEM). Here we show that composition of the nano-deposits [...]

Fabrication and Recording of Bit Patterned Media Prepared by Rotary Stage Electron Beam Lithography

Moneck M.T., Lin W., Powell S., Okada T., Fujimori J., Kasuya T., Katsumura M., Iida T., Kuriyama K., Bain J., Zhu J.-G., Carnegie Mellon University, US

Bit patterned media (BPM) is a promising technology for magnetic recording at ultra-high areal densities beyond 1 Tbit/in2. To be viable, bit patterns must be reliably fabricated across 2.5” disks with few defects and sigma [...]

Plasmon assisted two-photon direct laser writing of micro-structures composed of chiral Ag nanoparticles

Vidal X., Kim W-J, Baev A., S. Jee H., Tokar V., Swihart M.T., The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, ES

We present an approach to produce micropatterns of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) that preserve key optical properties of the individual NPs. The technique uses a photothermal reaction induced by two-photon direct laser writing. The studied NP [...]

The SEM/FIB Workbench: Automated Nanorobotics System Inside of Scanning Electron or Focussed Ion Beam Microscopes

Klocke V., Burkart I., Kaufmann R., Klocke Nanotechnik GmbH, DE

With light microscopes it is natural for everybody to use manual or automatic toolsets like tweezers, knives, hooks, probes and several different measurement tools. The operators of SEM, FIB or Dual Beam systems generally work [...]

Influence of multiwall carbon nanotubes in mechanical properties of E-glass/epoxy resin/jeffamine-D400 composites

Khoshgoftar M.J., Liaghat G.H., Tarbiat Modares University, IR

Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanotubes have attracted recently. The properties of nanocomposites depend greatly on the chemistry of polymer matrices, nature of nanofillers and the way in which they are prepared. Properties of epoxy [...]

Rapid Fabrication of Nanofibrous Membranes inside microchannels using Femtosecond Laser Micromaching

Tavangar A., Tan B., Venkatakrishnan K., Ryerson University, CA

In this paper, we propose a single-step technique to develop membrane-based microfluidic channels using femtosecond laser micromachining. The proposed method fabricates both the nanoporous membrane and microfluidic channel in a single step under ambient condition. [...]

Study of ZnO/InP by AES and EELS associated to CASINO simulation for use as solar cells

Ouerdane A., Bouslam M., Ghaffour M., Abdellaoui A., Jardin C., Centre Universitaire Khemis Miliana, AS

Abstract: ZnO is a metallic oxide ,its electrical resistivity (10--5Ωcm) and its high transmittance (80–90%) in the visible range give it a particular importance as electrode for photovoltaic conversion in solar cells. In the ten [...]

Poly(caprolactone)–Pluronic– poly(caprolactone) amphiphilic copolymer nanoparticles for controlled 5-Fluorouracil delivery

Mohamed M.M., Faculty of Allied Medical Science, Pharos University in Alexandria, EG

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analogue that interferes with thymidylate synthesis, has a broad spectrum of activity against solid tumors. However, 5-FU has limitations that include a short biological half-life, incomplete and non-uniform oral absorption, toxic [...]

A new route to control the enhancement of structural and anisotropy ordering in two-dimensional particle arrays

Regtmeier A., Wittbracht F., Dück I., Rempel T., Weddemann A., Hütten A., Bielefeld University, DE

For the realization of data storage devices two fundamental requirements are necessary to guarantee good functionality: a) particles need to be arranged within a sizeable, two-dimensional monolayer of high spatial ordering and b) magnetic states [...]

Chip Scale Focussed Electron Beam Induced Etching of a Silicon Nitride Membrane with Unique Beam Writing Strategies

Burcham K.E., Fridmann J., Klingfus J., Sanabia J.E., Raith USA, US

We present our work using FEBIP processes to etch nanopores within a silicon nitride membrane. We utilize an electron beam rastered in concentric rings rather than a position fixed beam to reduce charging of the [...]

Embossed and Intaglio Nano-Patterning using Nanopipette based on the QTF-AFM System

An S.M., Lee K.Y., Jhe W.H., Seoul National University, KR

We demonstrated embossed and intaglio nano-patterning using Nanopipette based on the QTF-AFM (Quartz Tunning Fork-Atomic Force Microscopy) system. Used materials in the patterning system were nanoparticles solution and acetone for delivery solution mica and flat [...]

Copper Displacement Deposition on Nanostructured Porous Silicon

Bandarenka H., Redko S., Nenzi P., Balucani M., Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, BY

In the present work we have demonstrated nanosized structures fabrication by the copper displacement deposition on electrochemically etched porous silicon. Peculiarity of such method is the convergence of copper reduction with porous silicon dissolution. Principal [...]

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