Title :
Dielectrophoretic assembly of ordered nanostructures: Harnessing thermal randomness and inter-particle interactions
Author :
Papadakis, Stergios J. ; Hoffmann, Joan A. ; Deglau, David ; Chen, Andrew ; Monica, Andrew H. ; Tyagi, Pawan ; Gracias, David H.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
If sufficiently developed, directed assembly of engineered nanostructures could revolutionize the manufacture of integrated devices. We describe the assembly of metallic and heterostructured nanowires into ordered arrays, and show that such assembly can be controlled by balancing the various relevant energy scales in the process in a manner analogous to crystal growth. These assemblies offer examples of structures that could be applicable to next-generation sensors and electronics.
Keywords :
assembling; crystal growth; electrophoresis; nanostructured materials; nanowires; photolithography; crystal growth; dielectrophoretic assembly; energy scales; engineered nanostructures; heterostructured nanowires; integrated device manufacture; inter-particle interactions; metallic assembly; next-generation sensors; ordered nanostructure array; photolithography patterned electrodes; thermal randomness harnessing; Assembly; Dielectrophoresis; Nanotechnology; Physics; System-on-a-chip; dielectrophoresis; directed assembly; nanowire;
Conference_Titel :
Microsystems for Measurement and Instrumentation (MAMNA), 2012
Conference_Location :
Annapolis, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1781-8
DOI :
10.1109/MAMNA.2012.6195100
