Abstract
This paper describes the fabrication, evaluation and application of a boron-doped diamond micro-probe with an integrated resistive heater element. The diamond heater with a pyramidal tip, which is bridged at the end of two diamond beams, can be electrically heated by flowing a DC or AC current. The high thermal conductivity of the diamond base supporting the heater element allows a very quick thermal response of 0.45 μsec. The hard-wearing sharp diamond tip formed by silicon-lost mold technique shows excellent durability in contact operation with a sample. Demonstration of thermo-mechanical nanolithography with this heated probe exhibits line patterns with the feature size of 40 nm on a Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) film and transferred pits-pattern with the diameter of 230 nm and the pitch of 400 nm onto a silicon substrate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 24-27 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Jul 23 |
| Event | IEEE Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2003 Jan 19 → 2003 Jan 23 |
Other
| Other | IEEE Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Kyoto |
| Period | 03/1/19 → 03/1/23 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering