title: Self-assembly of size- and position-controlled ultralong nanodot chains using near-field optical desorption.
abstract: We report the self-assembly of a size- and position-controlled ultralong nanodot chain using a novel effect of near-field optical desorption. A sub-100-nm dot chain with a deviation of 5 nm forms at a size based on plasmon resonance, depending on the photon energy; the resulting structure forms a high-transmission-efficiency nanoscale waveguide. Using this method with simple lithographically patterned substrates allows one to increase the throughput of the production of nanoscale structures dramatically at all scales.
authors.affiliation: Solution-Oriented Research for Science and Technology (SORST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Machida, Tokyo, 194-0004 Japan. yatsui@ohtsu.jst.go.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yatsui
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Motoichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013499:Surface Properties