CAREER: Nanometer-Scale Thermal Processing Using an OpticalFiber/National MEMS Thermal Design Competition

摘要古德森9624696这项工作是根据职业生涯计划授予的，包括研究和教育目标。研究计划是创造一种纳米级热电操纵器，它使用50 nm锥形金属涂层光纤来加热和测量温度。纤维尖端将用于拾取和退火原子团，在表面诱导高度局域化的化学反应，并以极高的空间分辨率形成、切割和焊接纳米结构。该教育计划将赞助一项全国微型机电系统(MEMS)热设计竞赛。比赛将在万维网上宣布，并将使用电子邮件指导设计团队并提交设计提案。由五个最终入围的团队设计的MEMS将在斯坦福纳米制造设施进行原型设计，并由业界/NSF联合支持，学生被邀请到斯坦福参加研讨会。

ABSTRACT Goodson 9624696 This work was awarded under the CAREER program and includes objectives for both research and education. The research plan is to create a Nanoscale ThermoElectroManipulator which applies heat and measures temperature with a 50 nm tapered, metal-coated, optical fiber. The fiber tip will be used to pick up and anneal groups of atoms, to induce highly-localize chemical reastions at surfaces and to form, cut, and solder nanostructures with extreme spatial resolution. The educational plan is to sponsor a national competition for thermal design of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS). The competition would be announced on the World Wide Web, and electronic mail would be used to mentor design teams and submit design proposals. The MEMS designed by the five finalist teams would be prototyped at the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility with joint industry/NSF support and the students invited to Stanford for a symposium.