Fabrication of Micro-Cantilever Beams Using Anodic Oxidized Aluminum

Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane-Assisted Fabrication of β-In2S3Nanowires

In this study, beta-In(2)S(3) nanowires were first synthesized by sulfurizing the pure Indium (In) nanowires in an AAO membrane. As FE-SEM results, beta-In(2)S(3) nanowires are highly ordered, arranged tightly corresponding to the high porosity of the AAO membrane used. The diameter of the beta-In(2)S(3) nanowires is about 60 nm with the length of about 6-8 mum. Moreover, the aspect ratio of be...

Electrical Equivalent Analysis of Micro Cantilever Beams for Sensing Applications

Microcantilevers are the basic MEMS devices, which can be used as sensors, actuators and electronics can be easily built into them. The detection principle of microcantilever sensors is based on the measurement of change in cantilever deflection or change in its resonance frequency. The objective of this work is to explore the analogies between mechanical and electrical equivalent of microcanti...

Supporting Information for Facile fabrication of nanofluidic diode membranes using anodic aluminum oxide

Fabrication of vacuum tube arrays with a sub-micron dimension using anodic aluminum oxide nano-templates

Vacuum tube arrays with a sub-micrometer dimension were fabricated by using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nano-templates. Ni nanowires deposited electrochemically inside the pores of the AAO nano-templates were used as the field emitters. The pores were sealed by means of angled evaporation of titanium. The field emission measurement was carried out in atmospheric environment outside of a vacuum ...

A Short Review on Fabrication Methods of Micro-Cantilever for Ionic Electroactive Polymer Sensors/Actuators

   Micro-electroactive polymers have wide applications from industry to healthcare. Artificial muscles, microvalves, microswitches, haptic sensing, blood pressure and pulse monitoring are some potential applications for micro-electroactive polymers. The most advantage of micro-electroactive polymers as sensors and actuators is bio-compatibility and low power threshold for large deformations...