Title: AFM lithography and fabrication of multifunctional nanostructures with perovskite oxides

Authors: Run-Wei Li

Addresses: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China

Abstract: Recent progress on atomic force microscopy (AFM) lithography on perovskite oxides, including doped SrTiO₃ single crystalline substrates and artificial perovskite manganite films, are reviewed systematically. SrTiO₃ is the commercial substrate extensively used for epitaxially growing perovskite oxide films and also a popular film material for fabricating functionalised devices. Perovskite manganite films are very promising candidate materials for spintronic devices and magnetic sensors. By combining AFM lithography and other techniques, such as film deposition, photo lithography, and wet etching etc., multifunctional nanodevices/nanostructures composed of perovskite oxides can be created.

Keywords: AFM; atomic force microscopy; nanolithography; multifunctional nanostructures; nanodevices; perovskite oxide; nanotechnology; spintronic devices; magnetic sensors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.028464

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2009 Vol.6 No.12, pp.1067 - 1085

Published online: 17 Sep 2009 *

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