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Biomimetic Crystallization Nanolithography: Simultaneous Nanopatterning and Crystallization
Author(s) -
de La Rica Roberto,
Fabijanic Kristina Ivana,
Baldi Antonio,
Matsui Hiroshi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906200
Subject(s) - crystallization , nanolithography , nanotechnology , fabrication , materials science , nanoelectronics , atomic force microscopy , amorphous solid , dip pen nanolithography , computer science , chemical engineering , chemistry , crystallography , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The write stuff : The title method (BCN) is demonstrated for the simultaneous fabrication and patterning of oxide semiconductors at room temperature. BCN involves the production of relatively stable amorphous inks of ZnO, which are nanopatterned with the tip of an atomic force microscope as a pen, which also induces crystallization (see picture). The semiconducting nanostructures could be applied in nanoelectronics and nanooptics applications.