WO2001005701A1 - Nanometer-order mechanical vibrator, production method thereof and measuring device using it - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator, a method for manufacturing the same, and a measuring apparatus using the same.
- the force detection resolution when using a mechanical oscillator improves when its natural frequency and Q value are high, and when the spring constant and temperature are low. If the mechanical vibrator can be modeled as a Panemass system, miniaturization of the vibrator works advantageously for improving force sensitivity.
- the present invention provides a stable and sensitive nanometer-order mechanical oscillator having a resolving power for a remarkable force and mass change on the order of nanometers, a method of manufacturing the same, and a measuring apparatus using the same.
- the purpose is to provide.
- a mechanical vibrator of the order of nanometers having a base, a rectangular vibrator mass, and elasticity for connecting the base and the rectangular vibrator mass, and a surface orthogonal to the main shaft.
- the cross-section when cut by a rectangle has a rectangular neck.
- a method of manufacturing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator comprising: preparing a silicon substrate, a first silicon oxide film, a silicon film, and a second silicon oxide film; and forming a metal on the silicon oxide film.
- a film is formed, a rectangular mask is formed on the metal film, the metal film is etched with a solution using the mask, and the second silicon oxide film, the silicon film, and the first silicon oxide film are formed.
- the silicon substrate is sequentially Vertical etching by reactive ion etching, elasticity by etching of the first silicon oxide film, and a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to the main axis forms a rectangular neck. It is.
- a mechanical vibrator of nanometer order comprising a base, a vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the vibrator mass, and a mechanical vibrator formed on the vibrator mass. And a fixed probe for observing the thin film sample.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator comprising a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass. It was done.
- a method for manufacturing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator in which a silicon substrate, a silicon oxide film, and a substrate on which a silicon film is formed are prepared, and four surfaces are formed on the silicon oxide film by anisotropic etching of the silicon film.
- a body-shaped vibrator mass is formed, the silicon oxide film is vertically etched by reactive ion etching using the tetrahedral-shaped vibrator mass as a mask, and an elastic neck is formed by etching the silicon oxide film. It is to be formed.
- the measurement apparatus further includes: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, The tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass is vibrated in a direction perpendicular to the sample surface to observe the surface state of the sample.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, The tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass is vibrated in a direction perpendicular to the sample surface to observe the surface state of the sample.
- the measurement apparatus further includes a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, The tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass is vibrated in the horizontal direction with respect to the sample surface, and the surface state of the sample is observed.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, The tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass is vibrated in the horizontal direction with respect to the sample surface, and the surface state of the sample is observed.
- the measurement apparatus further includes a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, Disposing the tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass in a vertical direction close to the surface of the right-angle prism, totally reflecting laser light on the inner surface of the right-angle prism, generating a near-field light field on the prism surface, The near field at the vibration frequency of Then, the generated propagation light is condensed by a light receiving element, and the vibration amplitude and frequency of the vibrator are detected.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a tetrahedral vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the tetrahedral vibrator mass, Disposing the tetrahedron-shaped vibrator mass in a vertical direction close to the surface of the right-angle prism, totally reflecting laser light on the inner surface of the right-angle prism,
- the measuring apparatus includes a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a vibrator mass, and an elastic neck for connecting the base and the vibrator mass.
- the probe consists of a probe, and the interaction between the probe and the sample is detected to obtain an image.
- the measurement device further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator having a plurality of vibrator masses on a base, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the vibrator masses, A functional thin film is mounted on the daughter mass to detect trace substances in gas samples.
- the measuring apparatus further comprises a vibrator mass on a base, and a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator having an elastic neck for connecting the base and the vibrator mass.
- the fiber core of the optical fiber is fixed to the mechanical vibrator, and this vibrator is made to correspond to the sample, and the vibration of the vibrator mass acting on the sample is optically detected.
- the measurement apparatus further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator having a vibrator mass on a base and an elastic neck for connecting the base and the vibrator mass, the nanometer being provided in a vacuum.
- the vibrator is irradiated with an electron beam focused on a torr order from the electrode to the vibrator, the vibrator has conductivity with respect to its base, and a part of the vibrator has a piezo-electric property.
- a self-excited vibration is generated by the flowing current and the displacement of the vibrator thereby, and the change in the current flowing out of the vibrator is detected by a high-frequency current detector, whereby the vibration amplitude and the vibration frequency of the vibrator are determined. It is intended to be detected.
- the measurement apparatus further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator having a vibrator mass on a base, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the vibrator mass, and a solid immersion.
- a spot of light focused to a bending limit or more is generated at the root of the vibrator, and the vibration amplitude and vibration frequency of the vibrator are detected from the return light.
- the vibrator mass on the base, the base and the vibrator mass A nanometer-order mechanical vibrator having an elastic neck for coupling the vibrator to the substrate, fixing the vibrator on a laminated substrate having a mask layer made of Sb, and applying a laser beam to the mask layer. Irradiation is performed, and a part of the mask is changed to generate a state equivalent to the opening of the nanometer order, whereby the vibration signal of only the vibrator is detected.
- the measurement apparatus further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator including a piezo-electric substrate, a vibrator mass, and an elastic neck connecting the substrate and the vibrator mass.
- a comb-shaped electrode is provided on a conductive substrate, and the vibration of the vibrator is excited by using a surface acoustic wave generated by applying an AC voltage to the comb-shaped electrode.
- the measurement apparatus further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a plurality of vibrator masses on a base, and an elastic neck connecting the base and the vibrator masses.
- the particle velocity is detected by measuring the displacement of the vibrator mass, which is displaced according to the law of conservation of momentum when colliding with the vibrator.
- the measurement device further comprising: a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator including a base, a vibrator mass, and a neck made of silicon silicon having elasticity for connecting the base and the vibrator mass, It is designed to measure acceleration and force.
- a silicon oxide film and a silicon film are sequentially formed on a silicon substrate, and tetrahedral silicon is formed by anisotropic etching of the silicon film. Then, etching is performed in the normal direction of the substrate using the tetrahedral silicon as a mask to form columnar silicon oxide, and silicon metal is obliquely deposited on the silicon substrate to form a deposited film.
- the columnar silicon oxide is removed with hydrofluoric acid to form a neck portion in which a tetrahedral probe is supported by a flat silicon-metal elastic portion made of the vapor-deposited film.
- the neck portion is formed of two flat silicon or metal vapor-deposited films.
- a surface acoustic wave generator wherein the second layer is provided with force array levers having a plurality of arrays having probes protruding from a base, and wherein the first layer and the second layer are overlapped with each other, It is characterized by comprising an element that generates surface acoustic waves in two directions in the plane on a piezo-electric substrate and sequentially brings each probe close to the measurable area of the sample.
- a substrate having a vibrating device is provided with a plurality of nanometer-order force chandeliers arranged in an array, and the force chin lever is made to correspond to a sample placed on a sample table,
- a lens system arranged on the back of the cantilever an optical system for irradiating the lens system with light through a half mirror, an imaging device arranged behind the half mirror, and a display connected to the imaging device And a device for displaying an image of the sample by the action of the cantilever.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator is characterized in that surface acoustic wave generators are arranged on the four outer sides of a piezo-electric substrate, and a large number of cantilevers are arranged at the center in an array.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator characterized in that a substrate having an actuator is provided with a nanometer-order force cantilever, and a means for varying the length of the force lever is provided. .
- the actuator is a surface acoustic wave generator.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator characterized in that it is provided with a cantilever mainly made of plastic having magnetic powder that protrudes from the base and is magnetized in a direction crossing the axial direction thereof.
- a mechanical vibrator of the order of nanometers characterized in that it is provided with a cantilever made of plastic as a main material and having whisker crystals protruding from the base and arranged in the direction of the shaft.
- a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator characterized by having a surface acoustic wave element at the base of the base of the cantilever projecting from the base.
- a mechanical oscillator of the order of nanometers characterized in that it has a surface acoustic wave element at the base of the base of the cantilever projecting from the base, and has means for changing the length of the cantilever.
- a mechanical resonator of the order of nanometers characterized in that it has a triangular pyramid-shaped probe that protrudes outward in an overhang shape on an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate.
- the cantilever is formed by forming a large number of triangular pyramid-shaped probes at the tip of a semiconductor chip.
- a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator comprising a parallel panel support having two triangular pyramid-shaped probes protruding inward and connected in an overhanging manner on a semiconductor substrate.
- a mechanical vibrator of the order of nanometers characterized by comprising a parallel spring supporting portion having a triangular prism-shaped probe protruding above a semiconductor substrate.
- a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator comprising a parallel panel support having a truncated square pyramid-shaped mass formed on a semiconductor substrate.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a manufacturing process of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an application example of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows the production of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a second embodiment of the present invention. It is process sectional drawing (the 1).
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view (part 2) of a manufacturing process of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view showing an application example (part 1) of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view showing an application example (part 2) of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an application example (part 3) of the mechanical oscillator of the nanometer order according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an application example (part 4) of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an application example (part 5) of the mechanical oscillator of the nanometer order according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an application example (part 6) of the mechanical oscillator of the nanometer order according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing process of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is an enlarged perspective view of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a microcapsule showing the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a configuration diagram of a sample measurement system using elements having a large number of arrayed force chanting levers having the probes manufactured according to FIG. 24.
- FIG. 26 is a top view of a substrate of an element having a large number of cantilevers arranged in an array showing a modification of the 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing that the shape and characteristics of a sample can be visualized, showing the 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 29 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a 14th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 31 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a 16th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 32 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 33 is a view showing a manufacturing process (part 1) of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 34 is a process drawing (part 2) for manufacturing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 35 is a diagram (part 3) for illustrating a process of manufacturing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 36 is a view (No. 4) showing the manufacturing process of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 37 is a sectional view showing the manufacturing process of the 12th process showing the 18th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 38 is a top view of a manufacturing step in a 12th step showing the 18th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 39 is a view showing a cantilever array having a triangular pyramid probe vibrator at the tip of a tip showing the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 40 is a drawing (part 1) illustrating a process for manufacturing a parallel-panel-supporting vibrator according to the 20th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 41 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a process for manufacturing a parallel-spring-supported vibrator according to the 20th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 42 is a process drawing (part 3) for manufacturing a parallel-panel-supporting vibrator according to the 20th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 43 is a diagram (part 4) illustrating a process for manufacturing a parallel-panel-supported vibrator according to the 20th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a process of manufacturing a parallel-spring-supported vibrator according to a twenty-first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 45 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a process of manufacturing a parallel-spring-supported vibrator according to the twenty-first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 46 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating a process of manufacturing a parallel-panel-supporting vibrator according to the twenty-first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 47 is a diagram (part 4) illustrating a process of manufacturing a parallel-panel-supported vibrator according to the twenty-first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing process of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator.
- a rectangular mechanical oscillator 1 on the order of nanometers has a base 2, a rectangular oscillator mass 4, and an elasticity for connecting the base 2 and the rectangular oscillator mass 4.
- the cross section in the vertical direction comprises a rectangular neck 3.
- a chromium (Cr) film 6 is formed on the silicon oxide film 5.
- a rectangular mask 7 is formed. That is, a resist is applied and patterned.
- the dimension of the resist (mask) 7 to be patterned is 1 nm to 1 / m in diameter.
- the chromium (Cr) film 6 is etched with a cerium ammonium nitrate aqueous solution.
- the silicon oxide film (thickness: 100 nm) is changed to 811? Etching is performed with (hydrofluoric acid) to form the neck 3 having elasticity and a rectangular cross section when cut along a plane orthogonal to the main chain. The remaining silicon oxide film 5, chromium (Cr) film 6, and resist (mask) 7 are lifted off.
- the thickness of the rectangular vibrator mass 4 is 60 nm and the height of the neck 3 is 100 nm.
- the diameter of the rectangular vibrator mass 4 is determined by the size of the mask 7, and the size of the neck 3 is determined by time control of etching with hydrofluoric acid.
- a rectangular vibrator mass 4 with a width of 500 nm and a neck 3 with a width of about 50 nm has been manufactured.
- the nanometer-order mechanical vibrator thus manufactured easily vibrates in the X-axis direction and not easily in the y-axis direction. As a result, when this is used as a sensor actuator, detection and positioning utilizing the anisotropy can be performed.
- a thin film sample 8 was prepared on a rectangular oscillator mass 4 on the oscillator surface.
- the probing is performed with the fixed probe 9.
- a highly sensitive gas sensor can be considered as another use of the array-shaped rectangular mechanical oscillator 1.
- each rectangular vibrator mass 4 is coated with a functional thin film, and the thin film adsorbs a specific substance, whereby a change in mechanical frequency can be detected.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view (part 1) of a manufacturing process of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator.
- the nanometer-order mechanical vibrator 10 has a base 11, a tetrahedral vibrator mass 13, and an elasticity connecting the base 11 and the tetrahedral vibrator mass 13. It consists of a neck part 1 and 2.
- This mechanical vibrator 10 has a mushroom shape and is on the order of nanometers.
- the vibrator mass 13 has a tetrahedral shape, and is suitable for a probe of a scanning force microscope for observing the surface state by bringing the vibrator mass 13 close to an arbitrary sample surface as a probe.
- a method for manufacturing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- a tetrahedral oscillator mass 13 is formed on the silicon oxide film 12A by anisotropic etching of the silicon film 13A. .
- the silicon oxide film 12A is vertically etched by reactive ion etching using the tetrahedron-shaped oscillator mass 13 as a mask.
- the neck 12 is formed by ⁇ Etching ⁇ using a buffered fluoric acid etc. of the silicon oxide film 12A, and vaporizing and removing the silicon oxide layer by heating.
- etching in a broad sense refers to the removal of a silicon oxide layer by vapor etching or heating.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view (part 2) illustrating a manufacturing process of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- a bonded substrate comprising quartz 14 serving as a base, a silicon film 15, a silicon oxide film 16 serving as a neck, and a silicon film 17 serving as a probe is prepared. I do.
- a tetrahedral vibrator mass 18 is formed on the silicon oxide film 16 by anisotropic etching of the silicon film 17.
- the silicon oxide film 16 is vertically etched by reactive ion etching using the tetrahedral oscillator mass 18 as a mask. Then, the neck 19 is formed by etching with buffered hydrofluoric acid or the like, or by vaporizing and removing the silicon oxide layer by heating.
- this manufacturing method is not limited to the combination substrate of silicon and silicon oxide. As long as different materials have different characteristics for processing such as etching and heat removal, it is possible to manufacture a vibrator-like one with the same head and neck. For example, by using a bonded substrate of quartz and silicon, or a bonded substrate of quartz and silicon, light can be introduced from the back, Excitation by its own piezo property becomes possible. As described above, a silicon layer of several nm to several 10 nm is provided to protect quartz (quartz substrate) from etching of silicon oxide by hydrofluoric acid, as described above. Like that. The following examples of the use of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator obtained as described above can be considered.
- the laser light 23 is totally reflected by the inner surface of the right-angle prism 22 and a near-field light field is generated on the prism surface 22A.
- a mechanical oscillator 10 of nanometer order is fixed above the sample 24 on the prism surface 22A. Then, the vibrator 10 emits light at the vibration frequency, disturbs the near field, and generates propagating light. The light is collected, guided to the light receiving element 25 and detected. Thereby, the vibration amplitude and frequency force of the vibrator 10 can be detected.
- the carbon nanotube (or whisker) 35 is fixed upward from the vibrator mass 13 of the mechanical vibrator 10 on the order of nanometers, and its tip is directed upward. Make it correspond to the surface of the sample 36 to be arranged.
- carbon nanotubes and whiskers are fixed to a mechanical oscillator of the order of nanometers, and the high sensitivity of the oscillator allows the interaction between the carbon nanotube and the sample.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a functional thin film 37 that responds to a specific substance or adsorbs a specific substance is placed on a vibrator mass 3 of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator 1 that is arranged in a large number in an array (lattice). It can be installed by vapor deposition or the like, and can be used to obtain a measuring device that detects the presence and concentration of trace substances in a gas sample.
- FIG. 14 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- a mechanical oscillator 10 on the order of nanometers is arranged at the tip of an optical fiber 41, and is configured to correspond to a sample 44.
- reference numeral 42 denotes a fiber core
- reference numeral 43 denotes a fiber cladding.
- FIG. 15 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator 10 is grounded 45, and an electron beam focused on a nanometer order in a vacuum device (electrode) 46 is a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator. Irradiate 10 It is assumed that the mechanical vibrator 10 has conductivity with respect to the base 11 and that a part of the mechanical vibrator 10 has piezo-electricity. Self-excited vibration is generated by the current flowing by electron beam irradiation and the displacement of the vibrator due to the current. At the same time, the change in the current flowing out of the vibrator 10 is detected by the high-frequency current detector 47, whereby the vibration amplitude and the vibration frequency of the vibrator 10 can be detected. In addition, 48 is a sample. Although not shown, as the electron beam source, a field emission or a dangsten filament type electron beam source of an ordinary commercially available scanning electron microscope and an electron beam focused using an electromagnetic lens system are used. Can be generated.
- FIG. 16 shows a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- a mechanical oscillator 10 on the order of nanometers is provided on the near-field light generating surface 51 A of a solid-immersion lens 51, and the oscillator mass 13 of the mechanical oscillator 10 is Corresponds to sample 53.
- the laser light is introduced into the solid immersion lens 51 via the lens 52, and then returns in the opposite direction.
- the spot of the light focused to the bending limit or more is generated at the root of the mechanical oscillator 10 on the order of nanometers by using the solitude immersion lens 51. From the returned light, the vibration amplitude and vibration frequency of the nanometer-order mechanical vibrator 10 can be detected.
- the solid imaginary lens the studies listed below are cited.
- FIG. 17 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the substrate 61, the dielectric gap layer 62, the mask layer (S b) 63, the dielectric layer (gap layer) 64, and the dielectric layer (gap layer) 64 have nanometer-order machinery.
- a vibrator 10 is provided.
- a sample 65 is placed in front of the mechanical oscillator 10.
- the substrate 61 is irradiated with the laser beam 66 from the back through the lens 67.
- FIG. 18 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 (a) is a side view thereof
- FIG. 18 (b) is a top view thereof. is there.
- 71 is a quartz substrate (or a silicon substrate provided with a piezo-electric thin film)
- ⁇ 2 is a comb-shaped electrode
- 73 is an AC voltage source connected to the comb-shaped electrode 72.
- a comb-shaped electrode 72 is provided on a quartz substrate (or a silicon substrate with a piezo-electric thin film) 71, and a mechanical oscillator on the order of nanometers is formed using surface acoustic waves generated by applying an AC voltage to it. Excitation of the vibration.
- FIG. 19 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 81 denotes a base and 82 denotes particles acting on a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator 10.
- FIG. 20 is a view showing a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- 9 1 is the base
- 9 2 is it?
- a neck made of a columnar elastic body made of an extremely thin silicon sheet with a diameter of the order of 1 O nm and a length of the order of m to mm manufactured by the 0 method (pressure-reduced CVD method).
- a gold sphere or a sphere with a magnetic material such as cobalt or nickel attached to the gold sphere).
- FIG. 21 shows a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator according to a eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 22 is an enlarged perspective view of the nanometer-order mechanical oscillator.
- Fig. 22 (a) is a view from substantially the front, and
- Fig. 22 (b) is a substantially side view.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the microcapsule,
- FIG. 23 (a) is a view from substantially the front, and
- FIG. 23 (b) is a view from substantially the side.
- a silicon oxide film 102 and a silicon film are sequentially formed on a silicon substrate 101.
- the silicon film is processed into tetrahedral silicon 103 A by anisotropic etching.
- silicon or chromium is deposited obliquely on the silicon substrate 101.
- one surface of tetrahedral (triangular pyramid) silicon 103 A is made to face the evaporation source.
- silicon-chromium is deposited on one surface of the tetrahedral silicon 103 A and one surface of the columnar silicon oxide 102 A.
- the vapor deposition surface is one surface, it may be two surfaces.
- the columnar silicon oxide 102A is removed with hydrofluoric acid.
- a neck 104 in which the tetrahedral probe is supported by a single flat silicon or chromium elastic portion is obtained.
- Its size is defined by the thickness of tetrahedral silicon 103 A obtained by anisotropic etching and the thickness of tetrahedral silicon 103 A. In this way, it is possible to stably fabricate lOOnm units.
- the vapor deposition surface is one surface, if it is two surfaces, it becomes an optical application probe or a sample capturing capsule having a microcapsule or a micro aperture 105 as shown in FIG.
- a method of coating a sharp optical fiber with a metal for an opening for generating an optical near-field and removing the metal at the tip is adopted.
- a structure made of silicon and silicon oxide, which is manufactured with an extremely small variation in size by anisotropic etching, is used as a nucleus, silicon or metal is vapor-deposited around the nucleus, and then the silicon oxide is removed.
- Such a tetrahedral probe supported by an obliquely deposited thin film elastic part (neck) uses the tip of the probe or the corner farther from the support as the probe of a scanning force microscope. Can be.
- the nanometer-order capsule with a small aperture 105 shown in Fig. 23 can be manufactured in the order of 100 nm to 100 m, and can be used as an aperture for capturing a sample or generating an optical near-field. it can.
- FIG. 24 is a structural view of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 (a) is a top view of the first layer
- FIG. 24 (b) is a top view of the second layer
- Fig. 24 (c) is a front view of the whole
- Fig. 24 (d) is a side view of the whole.
- the first layer 1 11 is composed of a piezo-electric substrate 112, a surface acoustic wave generator (formed on the back surface) 113, and a piezo-electric substrate.
- the substrate 112 has recesses 114 at positions corresponding to cantilevers arranged in an array having many probes.
- the second layer 115 is provided with a number of cantilevers 117 arranged in an array having probes 118 projecting from the base 116. Then, the first layer 111 and the second layer 115 are superposed, and the surface acoustic wave is applied to the piezo-electric substrate 112 shown in FIGS. 24 (c) and 24 (d). It is possible to obtain an element 110 that is generated in two directions among them and makes each probe sequentially approach the measurable region of the sample.
- FIG. 25 is a block diagram of a system for measuring a sample using an element having a large number of force chin levers arranged in an array and having the probes manufactured according to FIG.
- reference numeral 121 denotes a sample stage
- 122 denotes a sample placed on the sample stage 121
- the measurement is performed by sequentially bringing 110 to the measurable region of the sample 122.
- the measuring system includes a lens system 123, a laser 124, a half mirror 125, a CCD camera 126, and a video display 127 connected to the CCD camera 126 as a display device. I have it.
- FIG. 26 is a top view of a substrate of an element having a large number of cantilevers arranged in an array showing a modification of the 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- this element 130 has surface elastic wave generators (formed on the back side) on the four outer sides of the piezo substrate 13 1, 13 2, 13 3, 13 4, 13 5 are arranged, and a large number of cantilevers 13 6 are arranged in an array at the center.
- surface elastic wave generators formed on the back side
- cantilevers 13 6 are arranged in an array at the center.
- 5 ⁇ 10 cantilevers are arranged two-dimensionally.
- FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- a large number of nanometer-order mechanical oscillators 142 are arranged in an array.
- a piezoelectric material is used for the substrate 141, and surface acoustic waves are propagated in two in-plane directions.
- Each probe 144 can be sequentially brought close to the measurable range of the sample by a wave or a standing wave.
- the probe fixed to the surface of the cantilever facing the sample is excited by exciting the vibrations of a large number of cantilevers by the surface acoustic wave that propagates to the surface in contact with the cantilever tip in a static state.
- the probe is brought close to the sample, and the position where the probe contacts the sample is measured as the average of the luminance obtained from the laser interference cavity between the back of the cantilever and the lower surface of the first layer.
- a large number of cantilevers can be sequentially vibrated by the surface acoustic wave generator fabricated at the end of the array of cantilevers, and a position where a large number of cantilevers are in contact with the sample is configured for each force cantilever. It can be measured as the brightness of the laser drying cavity.
- the brightness of each dry cavity should correspond to each pixel of the video monitor, and the sample should be scanned in the direction of the sample surface with respect to the force cantilever array. This allows each of the cavities to provide a few pixels of brightness.
- a continuous wave or a burst wave is used as the surface acoustic wave.
- the present invention can be used for both measurement of a sample and processing for reading and writing digital data.
- each mechanical oscillator can be sequentially brought close to the sample, and measurement and processing can be performed.
- FIG. 29 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a 14th embodiment of the present invention.
- this mechanical oscillator 150 on the order of nanometers has a base 151, made of plastic, and a tip 153 attached to the tip of a cantilever 152.
- 2 has a magnetic substance powder magnetized in a striped pattern.
- it is a cantilever 152 mainly made of plastic having magnetic powder magnetized in a direction transverse to the axial direction of the cantilever.
- the magnetic powder magnetized in a specific direction or pattern inside the force cantilever by arranging the magnetic powder magnetized in a specific direction or pattern inside the force cantilever, it is possible to preferentially excite the higher order vibration of the force cantilever by the alternating magnetic field of the foreign capital. It becomes possible.
- FIG. 30 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- this nanometer-order mechanical vibrator 160 has a base 161, made of plastic, and a probe 163 attached to the tip of a force detector 162.
- One 162 has a power crystal in a specific direction and pattern.
- the cantilever 162 is made of plastic and has whisker crystals aligned in the axial direction of the cantilever.
- FIG. 31 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a 16th embodiment of the present invention.
- this nanometer-order mechanical oscillator 170 has a probe (back side) 1775 attached to the tip of a cantilever 174 arranged on the base 171,
- the cantilever 1 7 4 is guided by the guides 1 to 3 and the cantilever 1 7 4 is arranged by arranging two surface acoustic wave generators 1 7 2 and 1 7 6 as actuators arranged on the base 1 7 1. It is displaceable and can change the effective length of its cantilever.
- the distribution of material properties of the sample is examined from the appearance of a higher-order mode of vibration of the cantilever. It is possible. However, when the length of the cantilever was constant, only measurements at discrete frequencies were possible. By realizing a cantilever with a variable length, it is possible to sweep the cantilever vibration frequency continuously or in a wide frequency band, to more accurately measure sample characteristics, and to obtain samples that could not be observed until now. It is possible to visualize a small distribution of material properties in the inside.
- FIG. 32 is a configuration diagram of a nanometer-order mechanical vibrator showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- this mechanical oscillator 180 on the order of nanometers has an adsorption electrode array 18 2 that can be electrostatically attached to one end of a cantilever 18 3 arranged on a base 18 1.
- the cantilever 183 can be displaced by selecting the position of the cantilever 18 3 to be adsorbed to the base 18 1, and the effective length of the cantilever 18 3 can be changed.
- 184 is a probe
- 185 is a guide
- 186 is a surface acoustic wave generator.
- the length of the cantilever is variable, it is possible to sweep its fundamental vibration frequency and higher-order mode.
- a surface acoustic wave generating element at the base of such a force cantilever, it becomes possible to sweep the fundamental frequency and higher-order modes over a wide frequency band.
- FIGS. 33 to 36 are manufacturing process diagrams of a nanometer-order mechanical oscillator showing an eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the thickness of the Si layer 203 is 1-3 m, which determines the size of the triangular pyramid 203 F (see Fig. 36 described later), which is the mass of the cantilever.
- a Si 3 N 4 film 204 (film thickness 20 nm) is deposited by LP CVD.
- the S i 3 4 film 2 0 4 A which is putter Jung as a mask to Etsuchin grayed upper S i layer 2 0 3 in KOH or RIE.
- the upper Si layer 203 is left in a thickness of about 100 to 200 nm while paying attention to the etching time.
- the thickness of the remaining Si layer 203B determines the thickness of the panel of the power lever.
- the thickness of the Si layer 203B is reduced to 30 nm by the thermal oxidation of each of (5) and (8) described later, that is, the film thickness is reduced by about 60 nm in two times.
- Si thermal oxidation is performed by Si local oxidation (LOCOS) to form a Si oxide film 203D.
- LOCOS Si local oxidation
- the upper Si layer is formed by KOH using the Si 3 N 4 film 204 B and the Si oxide film formed in FIG. 34 (a) as a mask.
- Layer 203 is subjected to anisotropic etching. S i 3 N 4 film 2 0 4 across the four corners of B ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane exposed Then the lower portion of the S i 0 2-layer (intermediate oxide) 2 0 2 appears. Further, anisotropic etching by KOH is further performed, and the portion A of the Si layer 203B is etched in the (0110) direction. This determines the length of the cantilever spring. During this etching, the ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane does not proceed, so the triangular pyramid, which is the mass of the cantilever, It does not affect the position and size of F (see Figure 36 below).
- anisotropy of the Si layer 203E by KOH Perform etching.
- a ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane is formed starting from the four corners of the Si 3 N 4 film 204B. These are 90 with respect to the ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane formed in Fig. 34 (c). It is rotated. The lower S i 0 2 layer 202 appears.
- anisotropic etching by KOH proceeds, and the portion C of the Si layer 203B is etched in the (0 10) direction. Etching is performed so that the length is equal to the portion A formed in FIG. 34 (c). This determines the length of the cantilever panel.
- the ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane does not progress, so it does not affect the position and size of the Si triangular pyramid 203 F (see FIG. 36 described later), which is the mass of the cantilever.
- a film such as a Cr film 205 that can withstand BHF and can be selectively removed later is formed by sputtering or the like.
- FIG. 39 is a view showing a cantilever array having a vibrator of a triangular pyramid probe at the tip of a tip showing a nineteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 40 to FIG. 43 are manufacturing process diagrams of a parallel panel supporting vibrator showing a twentieth embodiment of the present invention.
- Si layer 203 (thickness 1-3 urn) / Si0 2 layer 202 / Si layer 201 )
- the thickness of the Si layer 203 is 1 to 3 ⁇ m, which determines the size of the connecting triangular pyramid which is the mass of the parallel panel supporting vibrator.
- a Si 3 N 4 film 204 (thickness: 20 nm) is deposited by LPCVD.
- a rectangular resist is applied in the (100) direction, and the Si 3 N 4 film 204 is patterned by RIE (reactive ion etching).
- the Si 3 N 4 film pattern 204A is formed.
- the upper Si layer 203 is etched by KOH or RIE using the Si 3 N 4 film 204A as a mask. At this time, the upper Si layer 203 is etched in the (0 10) direction while paying attention to the etching time.
- the width of the remaining Si layer 203B at this time determines the width of the connected triangular pyramid, which is the mass of the parallel spring supporting vibrator. If the width of the remaining Si layer 203B is not sufficiently small at this time, the connecting triangular weight which becomes the mass will be divided, and the parallel spring supporting vibrator will be in the final stage. Care must be taken because it does not become necessary.
- the upper Si layer 203 is formed by KOH using the Si 3 N 4 film 204B and the Si oxide film formed in FIG. 41 (a) as a mask. Perform anisotropic etching. In the etching of S i in the KO H is exposed S i ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane transverse to the four corners of the S i 3 N 4 film 204 B since S i ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane is not Etsuchingu. The lower S i 0 2 layer 202 appears.
- FIG. 42 (b) using the oxide film formed in FIGS. 41 (a) and 41 (d) as a mask, Perform isotropic etching.
- a ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane is formed starting from the four corners of the Si 3 N 4 film 204B. These are rotated 90 ° with respect to the ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane formed in Fig. 41 (c).
- the lower S i 0 2 layer 202 appears.
- a connecting triangular weight 203F which is the mass of the parallel panel supporting oscillator is formed.
- Fig. 42 (c) the structure is formed from Fig. 41 (a) and Fig. 41 (d), and Fig. 41 (c) and Fig. 42 (
- the oxide film (LOCOS) which served as a mask for the KOH anisotropic etching in b), is removed.
- the SiO 2 layer 202 is etched by RIE (CH 3 gas) using the connected triangular weight 203F as a mask.
- Intermediate oxide film 202 is etched into SiO 2 column 202A having a cross-sectional view equal to the top surface shape of connecting triangular cone 203F.
- the connected triangular weight 203F and S i 0 2 Column 200 A in parallel with the (0 10) direction, such as P o 1 y -Si, has good mechanical properties as a spring. Oblique deposition is performed by vapor deposition or the like. Connected triangular pyramids 2 0 3 in the F and S i 0 2 column 2 0 2 A deposited only partially 2 0 5 A membrane 2 0 5, which is ing the panel parallel panel support vibrator.
- FIGS. 44 to 47 are manufacturing process diagrams of a parallel panel supporting vibrator showing a twenty-first embodiment of the present invention.
- the three layers of Si layer 203 (thickness: 1 to 3 m) ZSi 0 2 layer 200 / Si layer 201
- SOI Silicon-oninsulator
- the thickness of the Si layer 203 is 1 to 3 ⁇ m, which determines the size of the connecting triangular pyramid, which is the mass of the parallel panel supporting vibrator.
- a Si 3 N 4 film 204 (film thickness 20 nm) is deposited by LPC VD.
- the upper Si layer 203A is anisotropically etched by KOH using the Si oxide film formed in FIG. 44 (d) as a mask.
- U Since the Si ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane is not etched by Si etching in KOH, the Si ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane opposite to the Si ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane formed in FIG.
- An S ⁇ wire 203C having a 1 ⁇ surface is formed.
- a resist 205B is applied vertically to the Si wire 203C formed in FIG. 45 (b). This width determines the length of the mass of the parallel spring supporting oscillator.
- the Si wire 203C exposed in FIG. 46 (a) is etched with KOH using the oxide films 203E and 203F as a mask.
- the Si ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane perpendicular to the Si wire 204C is exposed.
- Fig. 47 (b) the solid 203G of Si and the Sioz column 202A are shown in Fig. 47 (a) in parallel with the (110) direction.
- a film 207 is formed by obliquely depositing the same substance in the same thickness in the opposite direction.
- the three-dimensional 203 G and S of the S i i O z column 202 A is deposited only part of the 207 A, which is the other spring of parallel springs supporting the vibrator.
- oblique deposition is performed from a direction facing 180 °, and a probe panel or a planar cell is supported by a parallel panel composed of two flat panels. be able to.
- the static and dynamic characteristics of the obtained mechanical vibrator can be evaluated to determine the detectable force and mass resolution.
- a scanning force microscope using the fabricated transducer as a probe has been realized.
- a scanning force microscope using the fabricated transducer as a probe can be realized, and one atom and one cluster can be scanned to detect a change in the natural frequency of the transducer probe.
- nanometer-order fine tube-force crystals such as nanocarbon tube-force crystals
- the surface can be scanned and materials can be manipulated without destroying the fine tip.
- the surface of the cantilever facing the sample is excited by exciting the vibrations of the many cantilevers by a surface elastic wave that propagates to the surface where the tip of the cantilever contacts in a static state or to the base of the cantilever.
- the probe fixed to the probe is brought close to the sample, and the position where the probe contacts the sample is measured as the average of the luminance obtained from the laser interference cavity between the back surface of the cantilever and the lower surface of the first layer.
- each laser cavity can correspond to each pixel of a video monitor, or each interference cavity can provide several pixels of brightness by scanning the sample against the cantilever array in the direction of the sample surface. Becomes A continuous wave or a burst wave is used as the surface acoustic wave. It is possible to preferentially select various modes of vibration of the cantilever according to the cycle of the burst wave and to excite the vibration, and by using the fact that the sample behaves differently depending on the vibration frequency of the probe, It is possible to visualize the distribution of the material properties of.
- the present invention can be used for both measurement of a sample and processing of the sample.
- each mechanical oscillator can be sequentially brought close to the sample, and measurement and processing can be performed.
- a vibration element such as a piezo element attached to the base of a cantilever is used to excite the higher-order vibration of the cantilever.
- the present invention is easily A surface acoustic wave element capable of exciting frequency vibration is manufactured at the base of the force cantilever, and the probe is vibrated at a predetermined frequency by propagating the surface acoustic wave through the force cantilever. This makes it possible to detect characteristics of the sample that differ depending on the frequency.
- the crystallinity of single-crystal silicon allows the vibrator on the order of nanometers to be formed. It can be manufactured with high dimensional accuracy. In this case, since the cantilever is parallel to the substrate, good coupling such as optical vibration excitation and detection and surface acoustic waves can be expected.
- the present invention is suitable as a scanning force microscope that is stable and highly sensitive, and can be expected to be applied to a mass spectrometric sensor.
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