A thermally actuated three-probe nanomanipulator for efficient handling of individual nanostructures

Xuefeng Wang; Loren Vincent; Yu Minfeng; Yonggang Huang; Chang Liu

A thermally actuated three-probe nanomanipulator for efficient handling of individual nanostructures

Xuefeng Wang^*, Loren Vincent, Yu Minfeng, Yonggang Huang, Chang Liu

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Abstract

We report recent development of a three-probe micromachined nanomanipulator for manipulation and in-situ characterization of nanomaterials in scanning electron microscope (SEM). The nanomanipulator consists of three independent probes having thermal bimetallic actuators and nanoscopic end-effectors. Nanoscale end-effectors with sub-100-nm spacing are created using focused ion beam (FIB) milling to directly interface with nanoscopic objects (e.g., nanotubes, nanowires). Handling of individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was successfully realized with the nanomanipulator in an SEM.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	442-445
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
State	Published - Jul 19 2004
Event	17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS): Maastricht MEMS 2004 Technical Digest - Maastricht, Netherlands Duration: Jan 25 2004 → Jan 29 2004

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Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A thermally actuated three-probe nanomanipulator for efficient handling of individual nanostructures

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