Vistas in Nanofabrication

Faiz Rahman has been an educator and researcher in the field of nanotechnology for many years. He obtained his PhD from Imperial College, London and has worked at the California Institute of Technology, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and the University of Glasgow. Dr Rahman’s principal interests are in semiconductor materials and devices. Together with his research students and colleagues he has carried work on a number of topics that include solar cells, light-emitting diodes, advanced sensors and organic electronics. He has also widely consulted for the industry and is active with a number of professional research organisations.

"This fine book brings together a very interesting and promising range of techniques found in some of the most advanced labs around the world that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible via the growth and fabrication of nanostructures for a variety of applications. Many unique methods and approaches summarized in this book have immense potential to precisely tailor the geometry and composition of materials at the nanoscale, enabling them to interact with outside stimuli in ways that were neither possible nor thinkable a decade ago. The showcase gallery is a gem on its own right and is a real eye-popper."—Prof. Savas Kaya - Ohio University, USA

• Preface. Nanosphere lithography for high-density nanopatterning. Dry etching of semiconductors at the nano and micro scale. Nanoscale split ring resonator-based metamaterials. Nanofabrication of high-performance light-emitting diodes. On-film formation of nanowires: A route to defect-free nanowire growth and device fabrication. Nanotrenches: an optical lithography process for high aspect ratio sub-100 nm gaps. High aspect ratio metallic nanostructures for transparent electrodes. Fabrication of nanogap electrodes by electroless- and electro-deposition. Nanometer-scale processing by tribological action and its potential applications. Nano-materials integration on CMOS platforms. Focused ion beam fabrication of metallic nanostructures. Naotechnology showcase.