Title :
Parallel assembly of nanowires using lateral-field optoelectronic tweezers
Author :
Ohta, Aaron T. ; Neale, Steven L. ; Hsu, Hsan-Yin ; Valley, Justin K. ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We report on the parallel manipulation and assembly of nanowires using paired virtual optical tips projected on lateral-field optoelectronic tweezers. Precise position and angular control has been demonstrated on four 80-nm-diameter silver nanowires.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; nanotechnology; nanowires; radiation pressure; silver; Ag; lateral-field optoelectronic tweezers; nanowires assembly; paired virtual optical tips; parallel assembly; silver nanowires; Aluminum; Amorphous silicon; Assembly; Dielectrophoresis; Electrodes; Fingers; Nanowires; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
Conference_Location :
Freiburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1917-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1918-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607801
