Solid-phase direct write (SPDW) of carbon via scanning force microscopy.
The fabrication of carbon nanostructures by direct writing with a scanning force microscope is described. A conductive atomic force tip is used to collect carbon from a glassy carbon substrate and redeposit it onto a gold thin film under voltage control. The resulting patterns are examined with atomic force microscopy and Auger electron spectrometry. Writing of carbon lines with widths as small as 40 nm is demonstrated.
Spinney
Patrick S
PS
Micro Instrumentation and Systems Laboratory (MISL), University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA. patrick.spinney@umit.maine.edu
Collins
Scott D
SD
Smith
Rosemary L
RL
D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D044367:Phase Transition; D013499:Surface Properties
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D002244:Carbon