Nanopipe fabrication using vertically aligned carbon nanofiber templates

A. V. Melechko, T. E. McKnight, M. A. Guillorn, D. W. Austin, B. Ilic, V. I. Merkulov, M. J. Doktycz, D. H. Lowndes, M. L. Simpson

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Abstract

A method of nanofabrication based on the synthesis of sacrificial self- assembled nanostructures (VACNFs) as templates for nanopipes is demonstrated. The carbon nanofibers are grown from catalytically defined points on a substrate, conformally coated with structural material such as SiO2, and etched away in oxygen plasma after access holes are opened. The use of nanopipes as secondary templates for making metal nanowires by electrodeposition is also demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2730-2733
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2002

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