Single atom scale lithography for single electron devices

被引:7
作者
Ahmed, H
机构
[1] Microelectronics Research Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, Madingley Road
来源
PHYSICA B | 1996年 / 227卷 / 1-4期
关键词
atom; lithography; Coulomb blockade;
D O I
10.1016/0921-4526(96)00415-2
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 [凝聚态物理];
摘要
A technique for fabricating atomic scale metallic and semiconductor nanostructures is described. A retarding field focused ion beam is used with a detector which can sense the arrival of single ions. Gold nanodots with diameters around 1-2 nm are formed when the ion landing energy is around 300 eV. The method has been used to fabricate Coulomb blockade devices operating at temperatures greater than 4.2 K.
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页码:259 / 263
页数:5
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