title: Nano-chemistry and scanning probe nanolithographies.
abstract: The development of nanometer-scale lithographies is the focus of an intense research activity because progress on nanotechnology depends on the capability to fabricate, position and interconnect nanometer-scale structures. The unique imaging and manipulation properties of atomic force microscopes have prompted the emergence of several scanning probe-based nanolithographies. In this tutorial review we present the most promising probe-based nanolithographies that are based on the spatial confinement of a chemical reaction within a nanometer-size region of the sample surface. The potential of local chemical nanolithography in nanometer-scale science and technology is illustrated by describing a range of applications such as the fabrication of conjugated molecular wires, optical microlenses, complex quantum devices or tailored chemical surfaces for controlling biorecognition processes.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microelectrónica de Madrid, CSIC, Spain. rgarcia@imm.cnm.csic.es
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Ramses V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez