By utilizing thermal energy rather than energetic particles such as electrons or photons, sensitive electronic devices such as 2D materials and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) remain in an unaltered state. Grayscale lithography capabilities with sub-nanometer resolution allow for unique manipulation of 2D materials for electronic applications.

Manipulation of light often requires sub-wavelength patterning capabilities in all three dimensions. With the NanoFrazor tool and the Closed Loop Lithography (CLL) module, once not possible optical landscapes such as optical Fourier surfaces, can be made into reality. Large area requirements for nanophotonic applications are now also possible with the Decapede module where ten t-SPL cantilevers are capable of operating in parallel for increased throughput with sub-30nm resolution possibilities.

By using a thermal stimulus, thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) allows for the manipulation of chemically sensitive surfaces with sub-30nm resolution capabilities to unlock unique chemical gradients.

Accessing qubits and making these remarkable devices communicate with the outside world requires the fabrication of high-resolution electrodes as well as larger structures such as electrical wiring and contact pads. With the NanoFrazor NextGeneration tool with Mix & Match patterning capabilities to combine the best of t-SPL and DLS all within one tool with one software and one film stack.

Manipulating the magnetic properties of thin films by thermally adjusting the crystal structure at the sub-100nm resolution scale is possible with the NextGeneration NanoFrazor tool. Thermal stimulus from the t-SPL module for the high-temperature manipulation for spintronic applications.

Manipulating or modification of materials at the nanoscale by thermal energy allows for the removal, conversion, and/or addition of matter at the nanoscale. By having access to high temperatures and GPa pressures, the world of material science possibilities is limited only by one’s imagination. From direct sublimation of organic materials such as poly(phthalaldehyde) (PPA) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to the nanocutting of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), the NextGeneration NanoFrazor tool enables this.