TY - JOUR
T1 - Advanced scanning probe lithography
AU - Garcia, Ricardo
AU - Knoll, Armin W.
AU - Riedo, Elisa
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support from the European Research Council AdG no. 340177 (R.G.) and StG no. 307079 (A.W.K.), the European Commission FP7-ICT-2011 no. 318804 (R.G. and A.W.K.), the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF no. 200020-144464 (A.W.K.), the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2013-44858-R (R.G.), the National Science Foundation CMMI-1100290 (E.R.), the MRSEC program DMR-0820382 (E.R.) and the Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the Department of Energy DE-SC0002245 (E.R.) are acknowledged.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - The nanoscale control afforded by scanning probe microscopes has prompted the development of a wide variety of scanning-probe-based patterning methods. Some of these methods have demonstrated a high degree of robustness and patterning capabilities that are unmatched by other lithographic techniques. However, the limited throughput of scanning probe lithography has prevented its exploitation in technological applications. Here, we review the fundamentals of scanning probe lithography and its use in materials science and nanotechnology. We focus on robust methods, such as those based on thermal effects, chemical reactions and voltage-induced processes, that demonstrate a potential for applications.
AB - The nanoscale control afforded by scanning probe microscopes has prompted the development of a wide variety of scanning-probe-based patterning methods. Some of these methods have demonstrated a high degree of robustness and patterning capabilities that are unmatched by other lithographic techniques. However, the limited throughput of scanning probe lithography has prevented its exploitation in technological applications. Here, we review the fundamentals of scanning probe lithography and its use in materials science and nanotechnology. We focus on robust methods, such as those based on thermal effects, chemical reactions and voltage-induced processes, that demonstrate a potential for applications.
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U2 - 10.1038/nnano.2014.157
DO - 10.1038/nnano.2014.157
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84905730863
SN - 1748-3387
VL - 9
SP - 577
EP - 587
JO - Nature Nanotechnology
JF - Nature Nanotechnology
IS - 8
ER -