Fabrication of Clean Nanogaps Using a Combined Electrochemical-Chemical Method
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2009

Fabrication of clean nanogaps is achieved using combined electrochemical/ chemical etching of microfabricated gold wires in an iodine-based solution. In contrast to simple chemical etching, all visible spurious metal grains are removed while the gap is forming (see image). Obtained gaps have a controlled size between 1 and 10 nm, which is suitable to connect small molecules or nanoparticles.

iodine

molecular junctions

electrochemical methods

metallic electrodes

gold

electrodes

transistor

nanostructures

transport

separation

nanowires

Författare

Yann-Vai Kervennic

Chalmers

Sergey Kubatkin

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

Small

1613-6810 (ISSN) 1613-6829 (eISSN)

Vol. 5 22 2541-2544

Ämneskategorier

Fysikalisk kemi

Annan teknik

Den kondenserade materiens fysik

DOI

10.1002/smll.200900908

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