A novel technique to make nanogap with atomically flat electrodes

• Project/Area Number: 19760023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: KUROKAWA Shu Kyoto University, 大学院・工学研究科, 准教授 (90303859)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
• Keywords: 走査プローブ顕微鏡 / 表面・界面 / ナノギャップ

Research Abstract

Silicon on insulator基板を使用することで,比較的簡便な方法でSPM(走査プローブ顕微鏡)観察に適したナノギャップを作成した.実際にギャップ部で電圧降下が起っていること,電極表面が1nm以下の平坦差に保たれていることを確かめた.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Electron transmission characteristics of Au/1,4- benzenedithiol/Au junctions (2009)
  • Author(s): Horiguchi K, Tsutsui M, Kurokawa S, Sakai A
  • Journal Title: NANOTECHNOLOGY 20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High-bias breakdown of Au/1,4-benzenedithiol/Au junctions (2008)
  • Author(s): Y. Teramae, K. Horiguchi, S. Hashimoto, M. Tsutsui, S. Kurokawa and A. Sakai
  • Journal Title: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 第93巻, art Pages: 83121-83123
• [Journal Article] High-bias breakdown of Au/1, 4-benzenedithiol/Au junctions (2008)
  • Author(s): Teramae Y, Horiguchi K, Hashimoto S, Kurokawa S, Sakaia
  • Journal Title: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Conductance of Si nanowaires formed by breaking Si-Sijunctions (2007)
  • Author(s): T. Iwanari, T. Sakata, Y. Miyatake, S. Kurokawa, A. Sakai
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physics 102 Pages: 114312-114312
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A direct observation of nanosized contacts by STM (2007)
  • Author(s): K. Fujita, S. Kurokawa, A. Sakai
  • Organizer: The 9th International Conferenc on Atomically Coontrolled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-11-12
• [Book] 走査プローブ顕微鏡(実験物理科学シリーズ6) (2009)
  • Author(s): 黒川 修(一部分担)
  • Total Pages: 425
  • Publisher: 共立出版
• [Book] 実験物理科学シリーズ6走査プローブ顕微鏡 (2009)
  • Author(s): 黒川修(一部分担)
  • Total Pages: 425
  • Publisher: 共立出版