Title :
Plasma Nanoscience: From Nature´s Mastery to Deterministic Plasma-Aided Nanofabrication
Author :
Ostrikov, Kostya
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW
fDate :
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper introduces the plasma-nanoscience research area and shows the way from Nature´s mastery in assembling nanosized dust grains in the Universe to deterministic plasma-aided nanofabrication. The concept of deterministic nanoassembly is explained, and the multidisciplinary approach to bridge the spatial gap of nine orders of magnitude between the sizes of plasma reactors and atomic building units is discussed. Ongoing numerical simulation and experimental efforts on highly controlled synthesis of carbon nanotip and semiconducting quantum-dot structures show potential benefits of using ionized-gas environments in nanofabrication
Keywords :
carbon; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; plasma materials processing; self-assembly; semiconductor quantum dots; C; atomic building units; carbon nanotip; ionized-gas environments; nanoassembly; nanosized dust grains; numerical simulation; plasma nanoscience; plasma reactors; plasma-aided nanofabrication; semiconducting quantum-dot; Assembly; Bridges; Buildings; Dusty plasma; Inductors; Nanofabrication; Numerical simulation; Plasma simulation; Quantum dots; Semiconductivity; Low-temperature plasma; nanofabrication; nanostructures; plasma nanoscience;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2007.892713
