Sun Shuqing, Chong Karen S L, Leggett Graham J
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Technology, University of Manchester, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK.
J Am Chem Soc. 2002 Mar 20;124(11):2414-5. doi: 10.1021/ja017673h.
Nanometer-scale patterns have been created in self-assembled monolayers by using a scanning near-field optical microscope coupled to an ultra-violet laser emitting light at a wavelength of 244 nm. Sharp, chemically well-defined features with dimensions as small as 40 nm have been created routinely, and on occasions line widths of 25 nm (lambda/10) have been achieved. Because of the wide range of photochemical methods available for surface derivatization, this approach promises to provide a flexible and versatile route to the generation of molecular and biological nanostructures for a wide range of applications.
