The Fifth International Symposium on Atomically Controlled Fabrication Technology

Special issue on atomically controlled fabrication technology

Authors: Yukio Takahashi, Yuji Kuwahara and Kazuto Yamauchi

Absolute flatness measurements of silicon mirrors by a three-intersection method by near-infrared interferometry

Absolute flatness of three silicon plane mirrors have been measured by a three-intersection method based on the three-flat method using a near-infrared interferometer. The interferometer was constructed using ...

Authors: Junichi Uchikoshi, Yoshinori Hayashi, Noritaka Ajari, Kentaro Kawai, Kenta Arima and Mizuho Morita

Fundamental research on the label-free detection of protein adsorption using near-infrared light-responsive plasmonic metal nanoshell arrays with controlled nanogap

In this work, we focused on the label-free detection of simple protein binding using near-infrared light-responsive plasmonic nanoshell arrays with a controlled interparticle distance. The nanoshell arrays wer...

Authors: Shuhei Uchida, Nobuyuki Zettsu, Katsuyoshi Endo and Kazuya Yamamura

Effect of focusing flow on stationary spot machining properties in elastic emission machining

Ultraprecise optical elements are applied in advanced optical apparatus. Elastic emission machining (EEM) is one of the ultraprecision machining methods used to fabricate shapes with 0.1-nm accuracy. In this s...

Authors: Yoshinori Takei and Hidekazu Mimura

First-principles theoretical study of hydrolysis of stepped and kinked Ga-terminated GaN surfaces

We have investigated the initial stage of hydrolysis process of Ga-terminated GaN surfaces by using first-principles theoretical calculations. We found that the activation barrier of H₂O dissociation at the kinke...

Authors: Mari Oue, Kouji Inagaki, Kazuto Yamauchi and Yoshitada Morikawa

Profile measurement of concave spherical mirror and a flat mirror using a high-speed nanoprofiler

Ultraprecise aspheric mirrors that offer nanofocusing and high coherence are indispensable for developing third-generation synchrotron radiation and X-ray free-electron laser sources. In industry, the extreme ...

Authors: Koji Usuki, Takao Kitayama, Hiroki Matsumura, Takuya Kojima, Junichi Uchikoshi, Yasuo Higashi and Katsuyoshi Endo

Vibration-assisted upconversion of molecular luminescence induced by scanning tunneling microscopy

We investigate the effects of coupling between a molecular exciton, which consists of an electron and a hole in a molecule, and a surface plasmon (exciton-plasmon coupling) on the electron transitions of the m...

Authors: Kuniyuki Miwa, Mamoru Sakaue and Hideaki Kasai

First-principles investigation on the segregation of Pd at LaFe_1-xPd _x O_3-y surfaces

First-principles calculations were performed to investigate the effect of Pd concentration and oxygen vacancies on the stability of Pd at LaFeO₃ surfaces. We found a much stronger tendency of Pd to segregate by t...

Authors: Zhi-xue Tian, Akifumi Uozumi, Ikutaro Hamada, Susumu Yanagisawa, Hidetoshi Kizaki, Kouji Inagaki and Yoshitada Morikawa

Voltage distribution over capacitively coupled plasma electrode for atmospheric-pressure plasma generation

When capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) is used to generate large-area plasma, the standing wave effect becomes significant, which results in the hindering of the uniform plasma process such as in a plasma etch...

Authors: Mitsutoshi Shuto, Fukumi Tomino, Hiromasa Ohmi, Hiroaki Kakiuchi and Kiyoshi Yasutake

Interface properties of SiO_xN_y layer on Si prepared by atmospheric-pressure plasma oxidation-nitridation

SiO_xN_y films with a low nitrogen concentration (< 4%) have been prepared on Si substrates at 400°C by atmospheric-pressure plasma oxidation-nitridation process using O₂ and N₂ as gaseous precursors diluted in He....

Authors: Zeteng Zhuo, Yuta Sannomiya, Yuki Kanetani, Takahiro Yamada, Hiromasa Ohmi, Hiroaki Kakiuchi and Kiyoshi Yasutake

Essentially exact ground-state calculations by superpositions of nonorthogonal Slater determinants

An essentially exact ground-state calculation algorithm for few-electron systems based on superposition of nonorthogonal Slater determinants (SDs) is described, and its convergence properties to ground states ...

Authors: Hidekazu Goto, Masashi Kojo, Akira Sasaki and Kikuji Hirose

First-principles study of spin-dependent transport through graphene/BNC/graphene structure

First-principles study on the electronic structure and transport property of the boron nitride sheet (BNC) structure, in which a triangular graphene flake surrounded by a hexagonal boron nitride sheet, is impl...

Authors: Tadashi Ota and Tomoya Ono

Metal-assisted chemical etching of Ge(100) surfaces in water toward nanoscale patterning

We propose the metal-assisted chemical etching of Ge surfaces in water mediated by dissolved oxygen molecules (O₂). First, we demonstrate that Ge surfaces around deposited metallic particles (Ag and Pt) are prefe...

Authors: Tatsuya Kawase, Atsushi Mura, Katsuya Dei, Keisuke Nishitani, Kentaro Kawai, Junichi Uchikoshi, Mizuho Morita and Kenta Arima