摘要 |
A method of direct-write nanolithography comprising: providing a solid substrate comprising a surface; providing a nanoscopic tip coated with patterning compound; and contacting the coated tip with the substrate, so that the patterning compound is delivered to the substrate so as to produce a desired pattern in submicrometer dimensions. Nanolithographic resolution can be affected by substrate grain size, diffusion rate of the patterning compound, tip-substrate contact time, the rate of transport of the patterning compound from the tip to the substrate, and tip sharpness. The method is a useful tool for fabrication of nanoscale structures.
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