Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Additive electrochemical micro-manufacturing (micro-AECM) is a nontraditional fabrication
method which fundamentally employs electrochemical deposition (ECD) mechanism in …

Dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) is a nanofabrication technique that can be used to directly
write molecular patterns on substrates with high resolution and registration. Over the past …

Position sensors with nanometer resolution are a key component of many precision imaging
and fabrication machines. Since the sensor characteristics can define the linearity …

This chapter provides an introduction to the design, applications, and characteristics of
piezoelectric nanopositioning systems. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics that …

Dip‐pen nanolithography (DPN) is a unique nanofabrication tool that can directly write a
variety of molecular patterns on a surface with high resolution and excellent registration …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool for microbiological investigation. This
versatile technique cannot only image cellular surfaces at high resolution, but also measure …

In this study, the actuator load force of a nanopositioning stage is utilized as a feedback
variable to achieve both tracking and damping. The transfer function from the applied …

This paper presents a new sensor arrangement and feedback controller for hysteresis, creep
and vibration in piezoelectric actuators. A piezoelectric force sensor is combined with a …

In the past decade, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become a powerful technology for
nanofabrication due to its low cost, simplicity in operation, and unique atomic-level …