2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanical atomistic pincette for nanoparticle manupilation
| Project/Area Number |
23651127
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Research Field |
Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience
|
|---|
| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
|
| Keywords | 分子操作 / 原子操作 / 電子顕微鏡 / ピエゾ素子 / 走査プローブ顕微鏡 / 原子間力顕微鏡 / ナノチップ / ナノクラフト |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
We developed nanometer-sized mechanical tweezers for nanoparticle operation using direct atomic observation by in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. We investigated various processing methods to fabricate fine metallic probes for tweezers, i.e., nanometer scale miniaturization methods of metallic needles. For the processing, we used mechanical polishing methods, focused ion beam processing, and contact-separation methods. As result, we obtained nanometer metallic probes. Using the probes, we could produce sandwiched structures of carbon nanocapsules and fullerene molecules. In addition to such nanocraft, we also investigated interaction between nanoprobes and nanoparticles during tweezers operation.
|
