Patterning nonanethiol protected gold films by barium atoms
Year: 2004
Authors: Camposeo A., Fioretti A., Tantussi F., Gozzini S., Arimondo E., Gabbanini C.
Autors Affiliation: INFM, Dipartimento di Fisica E. Fermi, Università di Pisa, Via F. Buonarroti 2, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del C.N.R., via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
Abstract: Self assembled monolayers (SAM) formed from nonanethiols on thin gold films were exposed to a beam of ground state and metastable neutral barium atoms through a nickel mask. The interaction of the Ba atoms with the nonanethiol layer, followed by an etching process, creates well defined structures on the gold film, with features below 100 nm. We compared the interaction of ground state Ba atoms and SAM molecules with respect to metastable Ba atoms, finding that by using metastable atoms the Ba dose per SAM molecule is reduced. The results indicate that nanofabrication in the nanometer range with barium atoms is feasible.
Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
Volume: 79 (5) Pages from: 539 to: 543
KeyWords: laser; nanolithography; DOI: 10.1007/s00340-004-1625-0ImpactFactor: 2.215Citations: 6data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-10References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here
