Development of a scanning nanopipette probe microscope for fine processing using atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Development of a scanning nanopipette probe microscope for fine processing using atmospheric pressure plasma jet
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DOI:
10.7567/jjap.55.08nb15
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发表时间:
2016-08-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Iwata, Futoshi
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作者:
Morimatsu, Daisuke;Sugimoto, Hiromitsu;Iwata, Futoshi
We developed a novel technique for fine material processing based on a localized atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) using a scanning probe microscope equipped with a nanopipette. Using a nanopipette-a tapered glass capillary with an aperture of sub-micrometer diameter-as a nozzle makes it possible to localize the discharge area of the APPJ for fine surface processing. The nanopipette can also be used as a probe for a scanning probe microscope operated with shear-force feedback control, which is capable of positioning the pipette edge in the vicinity of material surfaces for APPJ processing and imaging of the processed surface. Sub-micrometer holes and line patterns were successfully processed on a photoresist film. It was possible to control the size of the processed patterns by varying the applied pulse voltage and the distance between the pipette and the surface. (C) 2016 The Japan Society of Applied Physics