An evaporator (left) is used to specify the thickness of gold which will be applied to the smaple surface. |
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Project Summary:
The purpose of this electro-chemical engineering research is the creation of nanochips using molecules rather than metals. Such nanochips hold the potential to create smaller devices with more power and greater storage capacity. In order to discover a method to engineer uniformly-smooth gold surfaces of atomic-scale thickness, the anneal process is performed by a Rapid Thermal Annealer (RTA), and analysis of the sample surface is then studied using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The following aspects will be varied in this study: temperature of the anneal process, duration of the anneal process, thickness of the silicon, and deposition rate. |
