Scanning Probe Microscopy
Probe Based Lithography
Probe based lithography involves creating nanometer sized features from photoresist and metal on conducting and semiconducting substrates. Near field optical, electrical and thermal fields are employed in combination with evaporation, etching and electroplating to provide high-speed alternatives for mask-less nanofabrication.
Nanopositioning
A nanopositioner is a electromechanical device for moving objects in three dimensions with atomic, or sub-atomic resolution. Nanopositioners are employed in applications such as imaging, fabrication and optics. This field encompasses mechanical design, sensor design, and control theory. More details.
Electroactive Optics
Piezoelectric actuators can be combined with mirrors, lenses and objectives to actively control the path and properties of an optical field or laser beam. High speed electro-optics are required for precision lasers, maskless lithography, and microscopy.
Precision Sensors
This project aims to study the fundamental limitations of capacitive, optical and magnetic position sensors. New techniques are under development to provide sub-atomic resolution over extremely wide bandwidth.
Biomedical Devices
An endoscopic pill robot is being developed for noninvasive imaging and intervention. The robot can be swallowed and includes power transmission, 6-Dimensional localization, and locomotion.
Piezo Actuators and Amplifiers
Piezo Robotics
Due to their compact size and high efficiency, piezoelectric actuators are ideal for micro-actuation in bio-inspired robotics. This project is developing actuators and mechanics for a piezoelectric dragon-fly robot.
Yong, Y. K.; Moheimani, S. O. R.
A Z-scanner design for high-speed scanning probe microscopy (Invited Paper) Proceedings Article
In: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, MN, USA, pp. 4780-4785, 2012.
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Estimating the resolution of nanopositioning systems from frequency domain data Proceedings Article
In: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 4786-4791, St. Paul, MN, 2012.
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Measuring picometer nanopositioner resolution Proceedings Article
In: In Proc. Actuator, Bremen, 2012.
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Charge Drive with Active DC Stabilization Miscellaneous
Patent, 2012.
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Bazaei, A.; Yong, Y. K.; Moheimani, S. O. R.
High-speed Lissajous-scan atomic force microscopy: Scan pattern planning and control design issues Journal Article
In: Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 83, no. 063701, pp. (1-10), 2012.
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