Nanopatterning of carbonaceous structures by field-induced carbon dioxide splitting with a force microscope.

We report a tip-based nanofabrication method to generate carbon nanopatterns. The process uses the field-induced transformation of carbon dioxide gas into a solid material. It requires the application of low-to-moderate voltages ∼ 10–40 V. The method allow us to fabricated sub-25 nm dots and it can...

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Autores: García García, Ricardo, Sánchez Losilla, Nuria, Martínez Rodrigo, Javier, Martínez Garrido, Ramsés Valentín, Palomares, F. Javier, Huttel, Yves, Calvaresi, M., Zerbetto, Francesco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/25613
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/25613
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atomic force microscopy
Carbon
Nanolithography
Nanopatterning
Photoelectron spectra
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Sumario:We report a tip-based nanofabrication method to generate carbon nanopatterns. The process uses the field-induced transformation of carbon dioxide gas into a solid material. It requires the application of low-to-moderate voltages ∼ 10–40 V. The method allow us to fabricated sub-25 nm dots and it can be up scaled to pattern square centimeter areas. Photoemission spectroscopy shows that the carbon is the dominating atomic species of the fabricated structures. The formation of carbon nanostructures and oxides by atomic force microscope nanolithography expands its potential by providing patterns on the same sample with different chemical composition.