Measuring the near-field of extra-ordinary transmission through a periodic hole-array

The knowledge of the near-field of extra-ordinary transmission through hole-arrays is mostly theoretical; there is less experimental validation of the theory. We study the near-field properties by measuring fluorescent molecules that are immersed in a solution and their Brownian motion. The measurements are performed by filling the space above...

Formation of nanopores in a SiN/SiO2 membrane with an electron beam

An electron beam can drill nanopores in SiO2 or silicon nitride membranes and shrink a pore to a smaller diameter. Such nanopores are promising for single molecule detection. The pore formation in a 40?nm thick silicon nitride?SiO2 bilayer using an electron beam with a diameter of 8?nm (full width of half height) was investigated by electron...

Analytical solution of the time evolution of an entangled electron spin pair in a double quantum dot nanostructure

Using master equations, we present an analytical solution of the time evolution of an entangled electron spin pair which can occupy 36 different quantum states in a double quantum dot nanostructure. This solution is exact, given a few realistic assumptions, and takes into account relaxation and decoherence rates of the electron spins as...

Defects and morphological changes in nanothin Cu films on polycrystalline Mo analyzed by thermal helium desorption spectrometry

Thermal helium desorption spectrometry (THDS) has been used for the investigation of defects and thermal stability of thin Cu films (5–200?Å) deposited on a polycrystalline Mo substrate in ultrahigh vacuum. These films are metastable at room temperature. On heating, the films transform into islands, giving rise to a relatively broad peak in the...

Magnetic properties of electroplated nano/microgranular NiFe thin films for rf application

A granular NiFe thin film with large in-plane magnetic anisotropy and high ferromagnetic-resonance frequency developed for radio-frequency integrated circuit (IC) applications is presented. During the deposition, three-dimensional (3D) growth occurs, yielding NiFe grains (? ? 1.0??m). Nanonuclei (? ? 30–50?nm) are observed in single NiFe grains...

A novel concept for a mid-field microscope

When light passes through a hole smaller than the wavelength of the light, the transmission is very low and the light is diffracted. This however changes if holes are arranged in a periodic array on metal. In that case the light couples to surface plasmons; this results in enhanced transmission, spectral selection and a small angular diffraction...

Nanometer-spaced electrodes with calibrated separation

We have fabricated pairs of platinum electrodes with separation between 20 and 3.5 nm. Our technique combines electron beam lithography and chemical electrodeposition. We show that the measurement of the conductance between the two electrodes through the electrolyte provides an accurate and reproducible way to control their separation. We have...

Length control of individual carbon nanotubes by nanostructuring with a scanning tunneling microscope

Nanofabrication of electrodes with sub-5 nm spacing for transport experiments on single molecules and metal clusters

Individual single-wall carbon nanotubes as quantum wires

Gas-phase synthesis of nano-structured semiconductors. Advanced materials and processing