High-fidelity 3D-nanoprinting via focused electron beams: computer-aided design (3BID)

Fowlkes, J. D., Winkler, R., Lewis, B. B., Fernández-Pacheco, A. , Skoric, L., Sanz-Hernández, D., Stanford, M. G., Mutunga, E., Rack, P. D. and Plank, H. (2018) High-fidelity 3D-nanoprinting via focused electron beams: computer-aided design (3BID). ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(3), pp. 1028-1041. (doi: 10.1021/acsanm.7b00342)

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Abstract

Currently, there are few techniques that allow true 3D-printing on the nanoscale. The most promising candidate to fill this void is focused electron-beam-induced deposition (FEBID), a resist-free, nanofabrication compatible, direct-write method. The basic working principles of a computer-aided design (CAD) program (3BID) enabling 3D-FEBID is presented and simultaneously released for download. The 3BID capability significantly expands the currently limited toolbox for 3D-nanoprinting, providing access to geometries for optoelectronic, plasmonic, and nanomagnetic applications that were previously unattainable due to the lack of a suitable method for synthesis. The CAD approach supplants trial and error toward more precise/accurate FEBID required for real applications/device prototyping.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:R.W. and H.P. acknowledge financial support by the COST action CELINA (Nr. CM1301), EUROSTARS project TRIPLE-S (Nr. E! 8213), the bmvit exchange program, and FFGProduction of the Future project SENTINEL (Nr. 850652). L.S., D.S.H., and A.F.P. acknowledge funding from EPSRC, grant numbers EP/M008517/1 and EP/L015978/1, and from the Winton Program for the Physics of Sustainability.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fernandez-Pacheco, Dr Amalio
Authors: Fowlkes, J. D., Winkler, R., Lewis, B. B., Fernández-Pacheco, A., Skoric, L., Sanz-Hernández, D., Stanford, M. G., Mutunga, E., Rack, P. D., and Plank, H.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:ACS Applied Nano Materials
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:2574-0970
ISSN (Online):2574-0970
Published Online:14 February 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society
First Published:First published in ACS Applied Nano Materials 1(3): 1028-1041
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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