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STM Metal Pattern Deposition #71

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opened 2025-06-01 21:11:07 +00:00 by rahix · 1 comment
rahix commented 2025-06-01 21:11:07 +00:00
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Apparently, an STM can be used to deposit patterns of metal onto surfaces:

[...] Another practical application of STM is atomic deposition of metals (gold, silver, tungsten, etc.) with any desired (pre-programmed) pattern, which can be used as contacts to nanodevices or as nanodevices themselves. (Wikipedia)

This could be very interesting for our chip making endeavours. We should investigate it!

Apparently, an STM can be used to deposit patterns of metal onto surfaces: > [...] Another practical application of STM is atomic deposition of metals (gold, silver, tungsten, etc.) with any desired (pre-programmed) pattern, which can be used as contacts to nanodevices or as nanodevices themselves. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_tunneling_microscope#Other_related_techniques)) This could be very interesting for our chip making endeavours. We should investigate it!
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forgejo-actions commented 2025-06-01 21:11:14 +00:00
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Digest: 897817bd846645e137dde6176c0f372220029b1607e2bfe009f04528513b8561; Last Updated: 2025-08-21 21:33:45

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rahix added a new dependency 2025-06-01 21:11:21 +00:00
#43 Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)
rahix added a new dependency 2025-06-01 21:11:43 +00:00
#57 Metal thin film deposition
rahix removed a dependency 2025-06-02 13:43:10 +00:00
#57 Metal thin film deposition
rahix changed title from STM Metal Deposition to STM Metal Pattern Deposition 2025-06-02 13:43:28 +00:00
rahix added a new dependency 2025-06-02 13:43:47 +00:00
#58 Pattern Al
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