Assembling ferromagnetic single-electron transistors by atomic force microscopy
(2007) In Nanotechnology 18(5).- Abstract
- We demonstrate the assembly of nanoscale ferromagnetic single-electron transistors using atomic force microscopy for imaging as well as for nanoscale manipulation. A single 30 nm Au disc, forming the central island of the transistor, is manipulated with angstrom precision into the gap between a plasma-oxidized Ni source and drain electrodes. The tunnel resistances can be tuned in real time during the device fabrication by repositioning the Au disc. Transport measurements reveal long-term stable single-electron transistor characteristics at 4.2 K. The well-controlled devices with very small central islands facilitate future in-depth studies of the interplay between Coulomb blockade, spin-dependent tunnelling and spin accumulation in... (More)
- We demonstrate the assembly of nanoscale ferromagnetic single-electron transistors using atomic force microscopy for imaging as well as for nanoscale manipulation. A single 30 nm Au disc, forming the central island of the transistor, is manipulated with angstrom precision into the gap between a plasma-oxidized Ni source and drain electrodes. The tunnel resistances can be tuned in real time during the device fabrication by repositioning the Au disc. Transport measurements reveal long-term stable single-electron transistor characteristics at 4.2 K. The well-controlled devices with very small central islands facilitate future in-depth studies of the interplay between Coulomb blockade, spin-dependent tunnelling and spin accumulation in ferromagnetic single-electron transistors at elevated temperatures. (Less)
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- Liu, Ruisheng LU ; Suyatin, Dmitry LU ; Pettersson, H and Samuelson, Lars LU
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- 2007
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- Contribution to journal
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- Nanotechnology
- volume
- 18
- issue
- 5
- article number
- 055302
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- IOP Publishing
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- wos:000243854900005
- scopus:33947491239
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
- DOI
- 10.1088/0957-4484/18/5/055302
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- English
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