Templates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures

TBMG-3358

11/01/2008

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Templates for fabricating sharply pointed microscopic peaks arranged in nearly regular planar arrays can be fabricated by a relatively inexpensive technique that has recently been demonstrated. Depending on the intended application, a semiconducting, insulating, or metallic film could be deposited on such a template by sputtering, thermal evaporation, pulsed laser deposition, or any other suitable conventional deposition technique. Pointed structures fabricated by use of these techniques may prove useful as photocathodes or field emitters in plasma television screens. Selected peaks could be removed from such structures and used individually as scanning tips in atomic force microscopy or mechanical surface profiling.

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"Templates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures," Mobility Engineering, November 1, 2008.
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Nov 1, 2008
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TBMG-3358
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English