NANOPOSITIONING SUBSTRATE PREPARATION APPARATUS AND PREPARATION METHOD USING DIP PEN NANOLITHOGRAPHY WITH A SINGLE TIP OR MULTIPLE TIPS USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM)
First Claim
1. A nanopositioning substrate preparation apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
a pattern index disposed on the substrate;
an AFM tip configured to form a pattern on the pattern index;
a first ink reservoir disposed on the substrate and configured to coat the AFM tip with a first ink;
a position determining portion disposed on the substrate and configured to interact with the AMF tip;
a first cleaning portion disposed on the substrate and configured to remove the first ink from the AFM tip;
a second ink reservoir disposed on the substrate and configured to coat rc load ink on the AFM tip with a second ink;
a second cleaning portion disposed on the substrate and configured to remove the second ink from; and
an electrode connecting portion configured to apply a voltage to the position determining portion, in order to determine a position of the AMF tip when the AMF tip interacts with the position determining portion,wherein the AMF tip is configured to interact with the position determining portion, prior to forming the pattern using the first and second inks.
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Abstract
Provided are method and apparatus to nanoposition ink, the apparatus including: a substrate; a pattern index; an atomic force microscope (AMF) tip configured to form a pattern on the pattern index; a first ink reservoir including a first ink; a second ink reservoir including a second ink; a first cleaning portion configured to remove the first ink from the AMF tip; a second washing portion configured to remove the second ink from the AMF tip; a position determining portion configured to interact with the AMF tip; an electrode connection portion configured to apply a voltage to the position determining portion, in order to determine a position of the AMF tip when the AMF tip interacts with the position determining portion. The AMF tip is configured to configured to interact with the position determining portion, prior to forming the pattern using the first and second inks.
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27 Claims
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1. A nanopositioning substrate preparation apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a pattern index disposed on the substrate; an AFM tip configured to form a pattern on the pattern index; a first ink reservoir disposed on the substrate and configured to coat the AFM tip with a first ink; a position determining portion disposed on the substrate and configured to interact with the AMF tip; a first cleaning portion disposed on the substrate and configured to remove the first ink from the AFM tip; a second ink reservoir disposed on the substrate and configured to coat rc load ink on the AFM tip with a second ink; a second cleaning portion disposed on the substrate and configured to remove the second ink from; and an electrode connecting portion configured to apply a voltage to the position determining portion, in order to determine a position of the AMF tip when the AMF tip interacts with the position determining portion, wherein the AMF tip is configured to interact with the position determining portion, prior to forming the pattern using the first and second inks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A nanopositioning substrate preparation method using a nanopositioning substrate preparation apparatus comprising an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip and a substrate comprising:
- a position determining portion;
a pattern index;
a first ink reservoir comprising a first ink;
a first cleaning portion;
a second ink reservoir comprising a second ink;
a second cleaning portion; and
an electrode connecting portion configured to apply a voltage to the AFM tip and the position determining portion, the method comprising;positioning the AFM tip at the first ink reservoir and coating the first ink on the AFM tip; positioning the AFM tip at the position determining portion and using an interaction between the position determining portion and the AMF tip, to determine a first origin of the AMF tip; positioning the AFM tip at the pattern index, with reference to the first origin, and applying the first ink to the pattern index; positioning the AFM tip to the first cleaning portion to remove a residual amount of the first ink; positioning the AFM tip at the second ink reservoir and coating the second ink on the AFM tip; positioning the AFM tip at the position determining portion and using an interaction between the position determining portion and the AMF tip, to determine a second origin of the AMF tip; positioning the AFM tip at the pattern index, with reference to the second origin, and applying the second ink to the pattern index; positioning the AFM tip at the second cleaning portion to remove a residual amount of the second ink; and repeating the above-mentioned processes until a pattern is formed on the pattern index. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26)
- a position determining portion;
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