Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantilever
US6647766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever connected to an almost plane carrier element staying apart from said surface, said cantilever having a tip at its loose end being in close contact to said surface. It is proposed that the cantilever stand out of the plane of said carrier element. Further, a method for producing the cantilever having a tip at its loose end. The device is suitable for thermomechanical writing and thermal readout of binary information, lithographic and imaging techniques, and for surface modification.
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