Controlled Ablation of Langmuir–Blodgett Films Made by Scanning Force Microscopy

✍ Scribed by Annalisa Bonfiglio; Davide Ricci; Stefano D'Alleva; Maria Teresa Parodi; Bruno Bianco

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 296 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1616-301X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0712(199705)7:3<141::aid-amo305>3.0.co;2-x

✦ Synopsis

In this paper we present results concerning the development of a lithographic technique suitable for application to Langmuir-Blodgett films. Controlled ablations of well-defined portions of the film have been made by using a scanning force microscope (SFM). We report the values of the microscope operational parameters that have allowed us either to perform non-destructive imaging or to obtain reproducible ablations of controlled depth. In particular, our analysis has pointed out the importance of the scanning speed in giving rise to such surface modifications.