Nanotweezer and scanning probe microscope equipped with nanotweezer
US7849515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/962
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A nanotweezer (1) according to the present invention includes: a supporting member (25); an observation probe (10) that projects out from the supporting member (25), and is used when observing a surface of a specimen; a movable arm (20) that is arranged next to the observation probe (10) projecting out from the supporting member (25), and makes closed or opened between the observation probe (10) and the movable arm (20) to hold or release the specimen held between the observation probe (10) and the movable arm (20); and a drive mechanism that drives the movable arm (20) so as to make closed or opened between the observation probe (10) and the movable arm (20), and the supporting member (25), the observation probe (10) and the movable arm (20) are each formed by processing a semiconductor wafer (30) through a photolithography process.
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