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NANO LETTERS
卷 19, 期 8, 页码 5459-5468出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01972
关键词
Nanowires; cold welding; atomic force microscopy; nanoelectrodes; nanocircuits
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资金
- Maria de Maeztu Programme for Units of Excellence in RD [MDM-2014-0377]
- M.M.-M.'s FPI fellowship
- Ramon Areces Foundation
- [MAT2016-77608-C3-1-P]
- [MAT2016-77608-C3-3-P]
- [MAT2013-46753-C2-2-P]
We introduce scanning-probe-assisted nano wire circuitry (SPANC) as a new method to fabricate electrodes for the characterization of electrical transport properties at the nanoscale. SPANC uses an atomic force microscope (AFM) to manipulate nanowires to create complex and highly conductive nanostructures (paths) that work as nanoelectrodes, allowing connectivity and electrical characterization of other nano-objects. The paths are formed by the spontaneous cold welding of gold nanowires upon mechanical contact, leading to an excellent contact resistance of similar to 9 Omega/junction. SPANC is an easy to use and cost-effective technique that fabricates clean nanodevices. Hence, this new method can complement and/or be an alternative to other well-established methods to fabricate nanocircuits such as electron beam lithography (EBL). The circuits made by SPANC are easily reconfigurable, and their fabrication does not require the use of polymers and chemicals. In this work, we present a few examples that illustrate the capabilities of this method, allowing robust device fabrication and electrical characterization of several nano-objects with sizes down to similar to 10 nm, well below the current smallest size able to be contacted in a device using the standard available technology (similar to 30 nm). Importantly, we also provide the first experimental determination of the sheet resistance of thin antimonene flakes.
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