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Sensors and Materials, Volume 31, Number 2(3) (2019)
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pp. 595-605
S&M1799 Research Paper
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2019.2018
Published: February 28, 2019

Fabrication Process of Embedded Silicon Microchannel and Nozzle Structure for Liquid-delivering Atomic Force Microscopy Probe [PDF]

Jinseo Hong, Yusuke Masuda, Yoshitaka Miura, Takayuki Shibata, and Takashi Mineta

(Received June 4, 2018; Accepted December 3, 2018)

Keywords: atomic force microscope, hollow cantilever, microchannel, nozzle

In this paper, we demonstrate the novel fabrication processes of a dual Si atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe with embedded microchannels and a nozzle hole for liquid delivery function. The embedded microchannels and nozzle hole were separately located on the silicon surface to avoid the appearance of unnecessary crystalline (111) planes around the nozzle during the wet etching process for the probe tip formation, yet they were connected underneath the surface. The micronozzle was successfully formed at an inclined (111) plane of the Si AFM tip. The nozzle and embedded microchannels were successfully fabricated with under-surface connection with a path of 1 μm diameter. The narrow trench opening of each microchannel was completely sealed by the combination of Si thermal oxidation and subsequent SiO2 sputtering deposition. After the sealing process, a microchannel of 1.5 µm diameter was obtained. Applied pressure was estimated as 8 Pa in a microchannel of 1.5 µm diameter and 2 mm length to obtain a flow rate of 0.5 fL/s. A narrow-gapped Si dual tip with a nozzle and embedded microchannels were fabricated. The tip radius was sharpened to several nanometers through the combination of thermal oxidation and low-temperature thermal oxidation with the fabrication processes.

Corresponding author: Takashi Mineta


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Jinseo Hong, Yusuke Masuda, Yoshitaka Miura, Takayuki Shibata, and Takashi Mineta, Fabrication Process of Embedded Silicon Microchannel and Nozzle Structure for Liquid-delivering Atomic Force Microscopy Probe, Sens. Mater., Vol. 31, No. 2, 2019, p. 595-605.



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