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

这项工作是在CAREER计划下授予的，包括研究和教育目标。研究计划是创造一个纳米级的热电操纵器，它可以利用50纳米的锥形金属涂层光纤来加热和测量温度。光纤尖端将用于拾取和退火原子群，在表面诱导高度局部化的化学反应，并以极高的空间分辨率形成、切割和焊接纳米结构。该教育计划是赞助一项关于微机电系统（MEMS）热设计的全国竞赛。竞赛将在万维网上公布，电子邮件将用于指导设计团队和提交设计方案。五个入围团队设计的MEMS将在斯坦福纳米制造工厂进行原型制作，并得到工业界和美国国家科学基金会的联合支持，学生们将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.