| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/H62381/01 |
| Title: |
PROPERTIES OF GOLD NANOFEATURES FABRICATED BY STM |
| Principal Investigator: |
Walmsley, Professor DG |
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| Department: |
Sch of Mathematics and Physics |
| Organisation: |
Queen's University of Belfast |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
19 October 1992 |
Ends: |
18 October 1995 |
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141,666
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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It is proposed to fabricate nanostructures on gold surfaces and examine the properties of tip features so created. The fabrication is carried out by use of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) in one of two modes of operation. Either the scan tip is crashed in a controlled fashion into the gold surface thereby producing a dent or a voltage pulse is applied between the STM scan tip and the surface of interest to produce (usually) a mound on the surface. The properties of these written features will be studied as a function of time, temperature and stress to learn about the processes of surface diffusion and to define limits on this form of nanolithography.
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http://www.qub.ac.uk |