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Title: Atomic-level imaging, processing and characterization of semiconductor surfaces

Abstract

A method for selecting and removing single specific atoms from a solid material surface uses photon biasing to break down bonds that hold the selected atom in the lattice and to reduce barrier effects that hold the atom from transferring to a probe. The photon bias is preferably light or other electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength and frequency that approximately matches the wave function of the target atom species to be removed to induce high energy, selective thermionic-like vibration. An electric field potential is then applied between the probe and the surface of the solid material to pull the atom out of the lattice and to transfer the atom to the probe. Different extrinsic atoms can be installed in the lattice sites that are vacated by the removed atoms by using a photon bias that resonates the extrinsic atom species, reversing polarity of the electric field, and blowing gas comprising the extrinsic atoms through a hollow catheter probe.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
870042
Patent Number(s):
5444260
Application Number:
08/087,630
Assignee:
Midwest Reasearch Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82B - NANOSTRUCTURES FORMED BY MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS, MOLECULES, OR LIMITED COLLECTIONS OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES AS DISCRETE UNITS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1993 Jul 01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
atomic-level; imaging; processing; characterization; semiconductor; surfaces; method; selecting; removing; single; specific; atoms; solid; material; surface; photon; biasing; break; bonds; hold; selected; atom; lattice; reduce; barrier; effects; transferring; probe; bias; preferably; light; electromagnetic; radiation; wavelength; frequency; approximately; matches; wave; function; target; species; removed; induce; energy; selective; thermionic-like; vibration; electric; field; potential; applied; pull; transfer; extrinsic; installed; sites; vacated; resonates; reversing; polarity; blowing; gas; comprising; hollow; catheter; electromagnetic radiation; electric field; solid material; semiconductor surface; material surface; gas comprising; semiconductor surfaces; field potential; selected atom; photon bias; photon biasing; /250/

Citation Formats

Kazmerski, Lawrence L. Atomic-level imaging, processing and characterization of semiconductor surfaces. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kazmerski, Lawrence L. Atomic-level imaging, processing and characterization of semiconductor surfaces. United States.
Kazmerski, Lawrence L. Sun . "Atomic-level imaging, processing and characterization of semiconductor surfaces". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870042.
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