title: Shape control of near-field probes using dynamic meniscus etching.
abstract: Dynamic etching methods for fabricating fibre optic tips are explored and modelled. By vertically translating the fibre during etching by an HF solution under an organic protective layer, a variety of tip shapes were created. The probe taper lengths, cone angles and geometrical probe shapes were measured in order to evaluate the dynamic meniscus etching process. Fibre motion, etching rate, meniscus distortion and etching time were all found to be important variables that can be used to control the final probe shape.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Saykally
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D020527:Microscopy, Scanning Probe / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008961:Models, Structural; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid