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Controllable formation of nanoscale patterns on TiO2 by conductive-AFM nanolithography
B Garipcan1, J Winters, J S Atchison
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering Division, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
We report on the nanopatterning of double-bond-terminated silane (5-hexenyltrichlorosilane, HTCS) molecules on titania (TiO2) using conductive atomic force microscopy (AFM). The influences of tip electrostatic potential and scanning velocity, relative humidity and of the repeated application of voltage on the topographic height, width, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic contrast of the resultant patterns were investigated. Tip voltage and tip velocity ( v) were applied between -10 V
