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Nanomanipulation by Atomic Force Microscopy
Author(s) -
RubioSierra F. J.,
Heckl W. M.,
Stark R. W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200400174
Subject(s) - microbeam , nanobiotechnology , nanotechnology , nanorobotics , nanoscopic scale , atomic force microscopy , materials science , nanostructure , laser , nanoparticle , optics , physics
The linking of our macroscopic world to the nanoscopic world of single molecules, nanoparticles and functional nanostructures is a technological challenge. Researchers in nanobiotechnology face the questions “How extract and analyze a single nano‐object?”, “How to pick and place nano‐objects?” and “How to prototype a functional nanostructure?”. Here, nanomanipulation by an atomic force microscope (AFM) in combination with optical manipulation by a microbeam laser offers a practicable solution. In such a system, the AFM can be operated as a nanorobot for manipulation purposes allowing for nanometer precision. A contact free manipulation is achieved by the laser microbeam.