HIGHLIGHTS

(iii.) In-situ nano-scale manipulation and characterization

Fig. 5. (Left) Diagram illustrating in-situ probing with a nanofactory Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)-TEM holder. (a) Cross-sectional TEM image showing a single transistor being probed for in-situ electrical property measurements. (b) Measured current-voltage characteristics of the p-n junction in a single transistor shown in (a).

Fig. 6. SEM images of a nano-fighter jet (F-35B) with a wing span of about 15 micrometer (Left) and a micro-car (Formula 1) (Middle), illustrating nano-scale fabrication and manipulation capability for complicated 3D structure building. A layer of atomically thin aluminum oxide was used to minimize the friction for wheels of a micro-car. (Right) SEM image showing nanoparticles on the micro-scale version of the section of a human lung, demonstrating precise placement accuracy (bridging Nano-Bio for potential applications such as targeted drug delivery and nano-sensors).

UTD 3D Nanoflag” (150 nm thick)

Gogh’s “The Starry Night” (10µm wide)