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Development of Scanning Thermal Microscopy with sub-nanometer lateral resolution

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23310068
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Nanostructural science
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Materials Science

Principal Investigator

CUSTANCE Oscar  独立行政法人物質・材料研究機構, 極限計測ユニット, グループリーダー (00444555)

Project Period (FY) 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥19,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000)
Keywordsナノプローブ / 走査型熱顕微鏡 / 原子分解能原子間力顕微鏡 / 原子間力顕微鏡
Research Abstract

Scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) is a variant of atomic force microscopy (AFM) that uses a heat-sensing cantilever probe. The heat generated by this cantilever probe can be used to study the thermal resistivity of surfaces and devices at the nano scale, as well as for the fabrication of masks of a few nanometers half-pitch that can be used for the patterning semiconductor substrates and prototype device fabrication. The main goal of this project was to combine the heating cantilever probe technology developed by IBM for the "millipede project" with our expertise in the development of instrumentation for atomic resolution AFM to push the resolution limits of SThM. We reached our goal of developing a high-resolution SThM operative in UHV environment.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Invited: 2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Manipulation of individual water molecules on CeO2(111)2012

    • Author(s)
      S. Torbrugge, O. Custance, S. Morita and M. Reichling
    • Journal Title

      J. Phys. : Condens. Matter

      Volume: 24

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Characterization of pentacene on TiO2 (101) anatase surface by cantilever-based intra-molecular atomic force microscopy imaging2014

    • Author(s)
      Oleksandr Stetsovych, Milica Todorovi., Tomoko Shimizu, Cesar Moreno, Ruben Perez and Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      1st KANSAI Nanoscience and Nanotechnology International Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Osaka, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Discrimination between the atomic species of the TiO2 (101) anatase surface by means of simultaneous STM/AFM2013

    • Author(s)
      Oleksandr Stetsovych, Milica Todorovi., Tomoko Shimizu, Cesar Moreno, Oscar Custance and Ruben Perez
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference on Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy (NC-AFM 2013)
    • Place of Presentation
      Maryland, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Clarifying atomic contrast of the TiO2(101) anatase surface by means of bimodal atomic force microscopy / spectroscopy and simultaneous scanning tunneling microscopy2013

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Society Spring Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Clarifying atomic contrast of the TiO2(101) anatase surface by means of bimodal atomic force microscopy/spectroscopy and simultaneous scanning tunneling microscopy2013

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Discrimination between the atomic species of the TiO2 (101) anatase surface by means of simultaneous STM/AFM2013

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference on Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy
    • Place of Presentation
      Maryland, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Characterization of pentacene molecules adsorbed on the TiO2(101) anatase surface by means of bimodal atomic force microscopy and simultaneous scanning tunneling microscopy2012

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Soft Interface Sciences for Young Scientists (SISYS2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] New Insights on Atomic Resolution Frequency Modulation Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Imaging of Semiconductors2011

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      3rd GCOE International Symposium : Electronic Devices Innovation (EDIS 2011)
    • Place of Presentation
      Osaka, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Complex atomic assemblies produced at room temperature using atomic force microscopy2011

    • Author(s)
      Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      The 1st Forum on Trends in Nano-manufacturing
    • Place of Presentation
      Heifei, China
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Atomic-scale characterization of the (111), (110) and (100) surfaces of ceria single crystals with atomic force microscopy2011

    • Author(s)
      Chung-Kay Fang and Oscar Custance
    • Organizer
      CECAM Workshop "Understanding structure and functions of reducible oxide systems : a challenge for theory and experiment"
    • Place of Presentation
      Zaragoza, Spain
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks] UHV Scanning Thermal Microscopy

    • URL

      http://www.nims.go.jp/nanomechanics/Instrumentation.html

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-04-06   Modified: 2021-04-07  

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