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Scanning Probe Direct-Write of Germanium Nanostructures

  1. Jessica D. Torrey1,
  2. Stephanie E. Vasko1,2,
  3. Adnan Kapetanovic1,
  4. Zihua Zhu3,
  5. Andreas Scholl4,
  6. Marco Rolandi1,*

Article first published online: 24 SEP 2010

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201001987

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 22, Issue 41, pages 4639–4642, November 2, 2010

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How to Cite

Torrey, J. D., Vasko, S. E., Kapetanovic, A., Zhu, Z., Scholl, A. and Rolandi, M. (2010), Scanning Probe Direct-Write of Germanium Nanostructures. Adv. Mater., 22: 4639–4642. doi: 10.1002/adma.201001987

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)

  3. 3

    Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)

  4. 4

    Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA)

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 OCT 2010
  2. Article first published online: 24 SEP 2010
  3. Manuscript Revised: 1 JUL 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 MAY 2010

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Keywords:

  • nanolithography;
  • scanning probe lithography;
  • surface modification;
  • direct-write;
  • germanium nanowires
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Atomic force direct-write of carbon-free germanium nanostructures is easily accomplished via high-field reaction of liquid diphenylgermane precursor. Sub-30 nm features are written in arbitrary patterns at velocities as high as 100 μm s−1.

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