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Abstract

We have studied the dimensions of water capillaries formed by an applied electrical field between an atomic force microscope tip and a flat silicon surface. The lateral and vertical dimensions of the liquid meniscus are in the 5–30 nm range. The size depends on the duration and strength of the voltage pulse. It increases by increasing the voltage strength or the pulse duration. The meniscus size is deduced from the experimental measurement of the snap-off separation. These results are of special relevance to optimize local oxidation nanolithography.

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Calleja, M., Tello, M., & Garcı́a, R. (2002). Size determination of field-induced water menisci in noncontact atomic force microscopy. Journal of Applied Physics, 92(9), 5539–5542.

Authors 3
  1. Montserrat Calleja (first)
  2. Marta Tello (additional)
  3. Ricardo Garcı́a (additional)
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Created 22 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 24, 2002, 9:49 a.m.)
Deposited 2 years, 1 month ago (July 24, 2023, 5:50 a.m.)
Indexed 1 year ago (July 28, 2024, 10:27 p.m.)
Issued 22 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 21, 2002)
Published 22 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 21, 2002)
Published Online 22 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 21, 2002)
Published Print 22 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 2002)
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@article{Calleja_2002, title={Size determination of field-induced water menisci in noncontact atomic force microscopy}, volume={92}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1510171}, DOI={10.1063/1.1510171}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Calleja, Montserrat and Tello, Marta and Garcı́a, Ricardo}, year={2002}, month=oct, pages={5539–5542} }