Abstract
The nanoscale deposition of solid organic 'ink' was investigated using thermal dip pen nanolithography (tDPN). The deposition occurs only when the cantilver tip is heated above melting temperature of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) such that deposited structure does not spread significantly while cooling, which was revealed by postdeposition analysis. The single lines were found to be written with a width of 100 nm. The results show that tDPN allows local control of deposition and deposition of materials typically immobile at room temperature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1589-1591 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 30 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)