Liquid meniscus condensation in dip-pen nanolithography

Joonkyung Jang*, George C. Schatz, Mark A. Ratner

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Abstract

The condensation of a liquid meniscus between a curved tip and a completely wetting substrate was studied in the context of dip-pen nanolithography (DPN). Using the Monte Carlo simulations of a two-dimensional lattice gas model the onset and the broadening of menisci by tips with a range of curvatures was studied. The tip-liquid interaction was characterized in terms of the wettability of the tip, and both wetting and drying tips were considered to mimic the various ink molecule-water interactions possible in DPN.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3875-3886
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume116
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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