Fabricating Quasiperiodic Tilings with Thermal-Scanning Probe Lithography

Liam Chandler*, Oliver J. Barker, Alexander J. Wright, Liam O'Brien, Sam Coates, Ronan McGrath, Ron Lifshitz, Hem Raj Sharma

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Abstract

We outline an approach to fabricate nanoscale artificial quasiperiodic tilings with thermal-scanning probe lithography. Quasiperiodic tilings such as the Ammann-Beenker, Square Fibonacci tiling, and Penrose are fabricated and imaged with thermal-conductance feedback microscopy, followed by electron microscopy. The design implementation, chemical, and physical challenges involved in fabricating such artificial systems using nanolithography are discussed. Additionally, the potential applications of fabricated quasiperiodic tilings are explored.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202300115
JournalIsrael Journal of Chemistry
Volume64
Issue number10-11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

Funding

FundersFunder number
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEP/V035134/1, EP/X011984/1
Leverhulme Trust
University of Liverpool
Israel Science Foundation1259/22

    Keywords

    • Nanolithography
    • Nanotechnology
    • Quasiperiodic Tilings
    • Scanning Probe Microscopy
    • Thin Films

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