S. Breitkreutz, I. Eichwald, G. Ziemys, D. Schmitt-Landsiedel, M. Becherer
{"title":"Influence of the domain wall nucleation time on the reliability of perpendicular Nanomagnetic Logic","authors":"S. Breitkreutz, I. Eichwald, G. Ziemys, D. Schmitt-Landsiedel, M. Becherer","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968096","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we show that the time for domain wall (DW) nucleation in a magnet with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) has to be considered to ensure reliable computation in perpendicular Nanomagnetic Logic (pNML). A theoretical model for the time-dependent DW nucleation probability in field-coupled nanomagnets is applied. Conditions for reliable computation in pNML circuits are derived depending on the nucleation time, the applied clocking field and the coupling strength between the nanomagnets. In the experiments, the DW nucleation time is measured in 400 nm-wide magnetic nanowires using magneto-optical microscopy. The required field pulses in the 100 ns-range are generated by an on-chip coil. The field-dependent DW velocity in the magnetic nanowires is measured and the DW nucleation time is determined by experiment. The measurement results are compared to the theoretical model, which is calibrated by experimental data. Our results verify the presented model and pave the way for the further development of pNML circuitry.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117162214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masaru Takeuchi, A. Ichikawa, M. Nakajima, T. Fukuda, Y. Hasegawa, Qiang Huang
{"title":"Lab in a Droplet (LiD): Self-assembly method of microstructures inside a Droplet","authors":"Masaru Takeuchi, A. Ichikawa, M. Nakajima, T. Fukuda, Y. Hasegawa, Qiang Huang","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968037","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a new concept “Lab in a Droplet (LiD)” as a micro to nano scale self-assembly technique. The liquid bridge force is used for assembly of microstructures automatically. Micro/nano objects are ejected from an inkjet nozzle and they are automatically assembled inside a droplet by the liquid bridge force. In this paper, we conducted preliminary experiment to check the possibility of LiD. The experimental results show that the self-assembly of micro structures can be achieved in a droplet. A microstructure and microbeads were ejected simultaneously from the inkjet nozzle and assembled inside the droplet. The results indicate that the micro assembly can be realized less than the droplet size accuracy by LiD. The method can be also applied for nano-scale assembly by reducing the droplet size in several pico litters.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115056833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Tamura, A. Higo, T. Kiba, C. Thomas, Wang Yunpeng, H. Sodabanlu, I. Yamashita, M. Sugiyama, Y. Nakano, A. Murayama, S. Samukawa
{"title":"Narrow line-width photoluminescence spectrum of GaAs nanodisks fabricated using bio-template ultimate top-down processes","authors":"Y. Tamura, A. Higo, T. Kiba, C. Thomas, Wang Yunpeng, H. Sodabanlu, I. Yamashita, M. Sugiyama, Y. Nakano, A. Murayama, S. Samukawa","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6967977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6967977","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum dot optoelectronic devices are very attractive for their low power consumption, temperature stability, and high-speed modulation. We developed an ultimate defect-free, top-down fabrication process for sub-20-nm diameter GaAs quantum nanodisks (NDs) by using a combination of a bio-template and neutral beam etching. Metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy was used to make stacked layers of GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells for etching and for regrowth of AlGaAs barrier layer after nanopillar fabrication (embedding GaAs NDs). To fabricate high-uniformity GaAs NDs array, surface condition such as oxide layer is very critical to etch GaAs/AlGaAs stacked layers with neutral beam. To make high quality GaAs NDs a small amount of oxide is better. To decrease the surface oxide ratio, we investigated oxygen processes such as oxygen radical treatment or low-temperature oxygen annealing under vacuum to remove ferritin protein shell. As a result, we could mitigate the surface oxide formation and achieved a high-uniformity and high-density GaAs NDs array. Very narrow line-width photo emission full-width at half maximum of less than 30 meV) was observed from NDs at 7 K confirming the high quality of GaAs NDs.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"222 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115491127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mayler G. A. Martins, V. Callegaro, F. Marranghello, R. Ribas, A. Reis
{"title":"Majority-based logic synthesis for nanometric technologies","authors":"Mayler G. A. Martins, V. Callegaro, F. Marranghello, R. Ribas, A. Reis","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968043","url":null,"abstract":"Majority-based logic has received considerable attention due to emergent technologies that use the majority function as basic operation. As a consequence, the design of digital circuits using the majority-based logic has also been considered. Existing works essentially proposed different cell libraries to be applied in logic synthesis. However, the comparison between different approaches may not be straightforward since distinct circuit synthesis methodologies may be exploited. In order to allow a fair comparison of methodologies of generating quantum cellular automata (QCA) cell libraries and for performing QCA circuit synthesis is presented. The proposed library generation methodology is generic enough so that different basic logic functions can be considered. In addition to previous considered libraries, this work also considers a library comprising all 3-input functions implemented using both majority and AND-OR-Inverter gates. Experimental results compare different QCA libraries, showing that considering different basic gates leads to an average area reduction of up to 47%.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122700673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fuzhou Niu, Weicheng Ma, Xiangpeng Li, H. Chu, Jie Yang, H. Ji, Dong Sun
{"title":"Modeling and development of a magnetically actuated system for micro-particle manipulation","authors":"Fuzhou Niu, Weicheng Ma, Xiangpeng Li, H. Chu, Jie Yang, H. Ji, Dong Sun","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6967976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6967976","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the modeling and development of a micromanipulation system that can provide continuous force to manipulate a micro-particle through an externally applied magnetic field. This system consists of six electromagnetic coils and the size of the micro-particle to be manipulated is less than 30μm. The magnetic field maps generated from the electromagnets are first simulated using a finite element method. Based on the result, we then calculate the force that can be provided by the system. A prototype of the system is designed and constructed, which is used to precisely control the navigation of a super-paramagnetic micro-bead in a microfluidic environment. This system can be used for drug delivery as well as medical applications such as minimally invasive surgery, diagnosis and sensing.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129479058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Droulers, S. Ecoffey, M. Guilmain, A. Souifi, M. Pioro-Ladrière, D. Drouin
{"title":"Damascene planar metal-insulator-metal tunnel junctions","authors":"G. Droulers, S. Ecoffey, M. Guilmain, A. Souifi, M. Pioro-Ladrière, D. Drouin","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968094","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we show a process for the fabrication of planar sub-attofarad capacitance metal-insulator-metal tunnel junctions with nanometer size. We show the engineering of the material stack, anti-diffusion barrier and electrode metal as well as the result of improved characteristics and stability in time of the devices. This engineering is supported by a simulation tool we developed and its goal is to optimize the original process for the development of high-temperature operating SETs and other innovative nanoelectronic devices.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129129572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianpeng Cheng, Poh-Keong Ng, B. Fisher, C. Lilley
{"title":"Electric field and surface step assisted Cu3Si nanowire growth by reactive deposition epitaxy","authors":"Jianpeng Cheng, Poh-Keong Ng, B. Fisher, C. Lilley","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968103","url":null,"abstract":"Metal silicide nanowires such as copper silicide have been shown to self-assemble into nanowire and nanoisland structures on the surface of silicon substrates. The self-assembly of these nanostructures occurs during reactive deposition epitaxy (RDE). It was observed that varying the surface step orientation of a sample with respect to an applied electric field had a direct influence on the length of vicinal steps and the length of self-assembled nanowires grown using RDE. Si(110) substrates were diced so that the [110] surface step directions with respect to the applied electric field direction were parallel, perpendicular, and 45°. All samples were prepared using the same preparation and Cu deposition parameters. Under the same growth parameters perpendicular orientation samples resulted in the longest thinnest nanowires, parallel orientation samples had short wider wires, whilst the 45° orientation samples had wire dimensions slightly larger than those on the parallel orientation samples.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129159698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoelectrochemical properties of nanocomposites MoS2-TiO2 prepared by high energy ball milling","authors":"Hans Christian Nazareno, Ying Zhao, Kaiying Wang","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968022","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we report fabrication and photoelectrochemical properties of nanocomposites MoS2 -TiO2 prepared by high energy ball milling. Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) has been applied for analyzing morphology and elements distribution of the nanocomposites. The two immiscible solids (1:1 MoS2/TiO2) shows uniform dispersion at nano-scale as well as retain a well crystalline state for extending the ball milling time till 32hours. Photoelectrochemical characterization has been performed through a three-electrode electrochemical quartz reactor under simulated solar light and UV light radiation. An obvious photoelectrical effect has been observed in the range of -60mV - 100mV potential. The nanocomposites might be a suitable photoelectrode material for solar energy conversion such as water splitting.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126433538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Nakajima, Masaru Takeuchi, N. Hisamoto, T. Fukuda, Y. Hasegawa, Qiang Huang
{"title":"Cross-sectional imaging of C. elegans by SEM-CT using Environmental SEM for nanomanipulation","authors":"M. Nakajima, Masaru Takeuchi, N. Hisamoto, T. Fukuda, Y. Hasegawa, Qiang Huang","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6968153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6968153","url":null,"abstract":"A novel technique was presented for a cross-sectional imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) by Scanning Electron Microscope - Computed Tomography (SEM-CT) using Environmental-SEM (E-SEM) for nanomanipulation applications. In our previous works, a nanorobotic manipulation system was established inside the E-SEM for water-contained samples including biological organism with a real-time high resolution observation. However, the SEM image is two dimensional (2D) and surficial information from the secondly electrons. Hence, it is not able to evaluate the targeted structure inside the sample. In this research, we presented the cross-sectional observation of the sample by SEM-CT system which is used the X-ray generated by the electron beam of SEM. To improve the signal-to-noise ratio of CT imaging, we evaluated the following ways, 1) apertures for X-ray before/after irradiating the sample, 2) adjustment of emission currents of the electron beam, 3) iteration processing of captured images. To reduce the damage of C. elegans during observation, a method was used to immerse the C. elegans by a liquid oil. The proposed 3D imaging technique is useful to evaluate the 3D manipulation of the C. elegans, such as nano-injection application with functional micro-nano beads inside the C. elegans.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125772864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoconductivity of Au-coated TiO2 nanotube arrays","authors":"Ying Zhao, N. Hoivik, Kaiying Wang","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2014.6967993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2014.6967993","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we report fabrication and photoconductive properties of Au-doped titanium nanotube (TNT) arrays. Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) indicates that diameter of as-prepared TNT is distributed from 80 to 160 nm. The as-prepared TNTs show an amorphous structure and completely converted into anatase phase after annealing at 450°C for 3 hours. A sandwich-type (Indium tin oxide glass/TNT or Au-doped/Ti) device was assembled for photoelectric characterization. Photocurrent of Au-doped TNT arrays is increased to 28.7 mA at applied voltage of 1 V under ultra-violet radiation as compared with that of pristine TNT device (0.7 mA). A phenomenal sketch is given to understand enhancement of the photoconductivity.","PeriodicalId":367660,"journal":{"name":"14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128221556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}