Nanolithography and nanoindentation of tantalum-oxide nanowires and nanodots using scanning probe microscopy

被引:27
作者
Fang, TH
Chang, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Kun Shan Univ Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Tainan 710, Taiwan
[2] So Taiwan Univ Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Tainan 710, Taiwan
关键词
atomic force microscopy; scanning capacitance microscopy; nanolithography; nanoindentation; nanowires and nanodots;
D O I
10.1016/j.physb.2004.07.010
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Nanolithography and nanoindentation of tantalum-oxide nanowires and nanodots in tantalum films formed on silicon substrate were studied using atomic force microscopy and scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM). Several experiments were conducted to investigate the influence that the different experimental parameters had on the height and width of the nanowires and nanodots These included applied voltage, humidity, scanning oxidization time and scanning orientation. The results indicated that as the oxidation time and the applied voltage were increased the nanostructure's height and width also increased. Additionally, the nanodots were measured by SCM and the hardness of the nanowires was obtained using nanoindentation. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:190 / 199
页数:10
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