Focused ion beam microstructuring of quantum matter

PJW Moll - Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Focused ion beam (FIB) machining promises exciting new possibilities for the study of
quantum materials through precise control over the shape and geometry of single crystals …

Silicon nanowires driving miniaturization of microelectromechanical systems physical sensors: A review

M Karimzadehkhouei, B Ali… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The miniaturization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) physical sensors is driven
by global connectivity needs and is closely linked to emerging digital technologies and the …

Frequency splitting of hemispherical resonators trimmed with focused ion beams

C Wang, Y Ning, Y Huo, L Yuan, W Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper studies a high-precision etching process based on focused ion beam static
trimming of the defective mass of fused silica hemispherical resonators to eliminate …

[HTML][HTML] Novel type of whisker-tip cantilever based on GaN microrods for atomic force microscopy

E Gacka, P Kunicki, P Łysik, K Gajewski… - Ultramicroscopy, 2023 - Elsevier
High-resolution scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a fundamental and efficient technology
for surface characterization of modern materials at the subnanometre scale. The bottleneck …

Arrays of suspended silicon nanowires defined by ion beam implantation: mechanical coupling and combination with CMOS technology

J Llobet, G Rius, A Chuquitarqui, X Borrisé… - …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the fabrication, operation, and CMOS integration of arrays of suspended silicon
nanowires (SiNWs). The functional structures are obtained by a top–down fabrication …

3D silicon shapes through bulk nano structuration by focused ion beam implantation and wet etching

B Salhi, D Troadec, R Boukherroub - Nanotechnology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The work presented in this paper concerns the synthesis of silicon (Si) 2D and 3D
nanostructures using the delayed effect, caused by implanted Ga ions, on the dissolution of …

Tuning piezoresistive transduction in nanomechanical resonators by geometrical asymmetries

J Llobet, M Sansa, M Lorenzoni, X Borrisé… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of geometrical asymmetries on the piezoresistive transduction in suspended
double clamped beam nanomechanical resonators is investigated. Tapered silicon nano …

Multi-frequency resonance behaviour of a Si fractal NEMS resonator

V Tzanov, J Llobet, F Torres, F Perez-Murano… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Novel Si-based nanosize mechanical resonator has been top-down fabricated. The shape of
the resonating body has been numerically derived and consists of seven star-polygons that …

Overview of light coupling methods to optical planar waveguides.

U NAWROT, M DEMUTH… - Przeglad …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Due to the growing demands on the speed and amount of data transmission, more and more
researchers worldwide are looking for a replacement medium for information transmission …

From MEMS to NEMS

P Di Barba, S Wiak, T Gotszalk - MEMS: Field Models and Optimal Design, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology, as the scientific and technological discipline dealing with the design,
fabrication and application of systems whose dimensions or tolerances are in the domain of …