Formation of nano-pyramids of layered materials with AFM

S. Antoranz Contera; T. Yoshinobu; H. Iwasaki; Z. Bastl; P. Losták

doi:10.1016/S0304-3991(99)00128-X

Formation of nano-pyramids of layered materials with AFM

S. Antoranz Contera, T. Yoshinobu, H. Iwasaki, Z. Bastl, P. Losták

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Abstract

We have been able to raise squares of around 2Å in height of the layered materials Bi_1.6Sb_0.4Se₃, Bi_1.9Sb_0.1Se₃ and Bi₂Se₃ by means of contact atomic force microscopy in air. By raising squares on/beneath previously produced squares, Mayan-like pyramids have been constructed, each step of the pyramid being around 2 Å in height. We neither remove matter from the surface nor produce a localized oxidation of the sample; we elevate a portion of it. When the surface is oxidized, the AFM cantilever pulls the oxide off producing holes. The raising of the squares is also possible in a nitrogen atmosphere. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-170
Number of pages	6
Journal	Ultramicroscopy
Volume	82
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3991(99)00128-X
Publication status	Published - 2000 Feb
Externally published	Yes
Event	The International Conference on Scanning Probe Microscopy, Cantilever Sensors and Nanostructures (SPM '99) - Seattle, WA, USA Duration: 1999 May 30 → 1999 Jun 1

Keywords

Atomic force microscopy
Layered materials
Nanofabrication

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Instrumentation

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