Nanotube-Based Nanoprobe Structure and Method for Making the Same

摘要

An atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoprobe comprising a nanocone base and a nanoprobe tip wherein the length to base diameter aspect ratio is at least 3 or more. The AFM nanoprobe tip structure comprises an orientation-controlled (vertical or inclined), high-aspect-ratio nanocone structure without catalyst particles, with a tip radius of curvature of at most 20 nm.