By utilizing thermal stimulus rather than energetic particles such as electrons or photons, sensitive electronic devices comprising 2D materials and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) remain in an unharmed state. Grayscale lithography capabilities with sub-nanometer resolution allow for unique manipulation of 2D materials for electronic applications.

Manipulation of light often requires sub-wavelength patterning capabilities in all three dimensions. With the NanoFrazor tool and the Closed Loop Lithography (CLL) capability, new  landscapes such as optical Fourier surfaces are made into possible. Large area requirements for nanophotonic applications are now also possible with the Decapede module where ten t-SPL cantilevers operate in parallel for increased throughput with sub-30nm resolution.

By using a thermal stimulus, thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) allows for the manipulation of chemically sensitive surfaces with sub-30nm resolution capabilities to unlock unique chemical gradients. In addition, biomimicry by grayscale patterning on polymers and other biocompatible materials open the path to exciting bionanotechnology.

Accessing qubits and making these remarkable devices communicate with the outside world requires the fabrication of high-resolution electrodes as well as larger structures such as electrical wiring and contact pads. With the NanoFrazor NextGeneration tool with Mix & Match patterning capabilities to combine the best of t-SPL and DLS all within one tool with one software and one film stack.

Manipulating the spin orientations of electrons in thin films by thermally adjusting the crystal structure at sub-100 nm resolution is possible with the NanoFrazor. Thermal stimulus from the t-SPL module can be used for the high-temperature manipulation for spintronic applications, as well as local changes to magnetic states and even triggering of phase transitions.

Manipulating or modification of materials at the nanoscale by thermal energy allows for the removal, conversion, and/or addition of matter at the nanoscale. By having access to high temperatures and GPa pressures, the world of material science possibilities is limited only by one’s imagination. From direct sublimation of organic materials to the nanocutting of transition metal dichalcogenides, NanoFrazor enables science at the cutting edge.