NANODEPOSITION OF ACTIVE ORDERED STRUCTURES BY COLD ATOMS TECHNOLOGIES (NANOCOLD)

 EC RTD PROJECT IST-32264-2001

The primary goal of the project is the development of nanotechnologies based on the deposition of atoms focused by laser light (atom lithography). The main objective is a progress towards the fabrication of basic elements relevant for electronics, optoelectronics and information technology applications. The structure and time-table of our Workplan reflects both the basic steps required to develop and assess nanofabrication technologies in the 10 nm range and the application of these nanotechnologies to the production of unique devices. The crucial steps in the proposed development of the technology are:

The main structure of the Workplan, broken into 8 workpackages for a total of 15 deliverables, has been inspired by the following general criteria:
  • (i) In the first part of the project, parallel research actions will be undertaken by the diverse partners in order to synergistically amplify the scientific and technological components needed for the project objectives. Following this spirit, participants will push to the limit the atom lithography process of caesium atoms, while developing the required tools for handling different atomic species.
  • (ii) On the basis of the results achieved, participants will define the experimental configuration required for obtaining the narrowest nanostructures.
  • (iii) The process will be used to fabricate nanostructures for innovative devices, and plans will be drawn to integrate atom lithography with other fabrication techniques, in order to define a novel nanofabrication technology exploitable in industrial terms.

The project pulls together complementary experimental and theoretical expertise in cold-atom physics and nanoscale technology, as required for an activity at the border of different disciplines. Five partners plus a subcontrancting node are involved in the project, located in three different EC countries.

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Co-ordinator:
Prof. Ennio Arimondo
Dip.to di Fisica
Via F. Buonarroti,2
I-56127 PISA
Phone: +39 050 2214515
Fax: +39 050 2214333
e-mail: arimondo@df.unipi.it
Contact person:
Laura Begnini
Dip.to di Fisica
Via F. Buonarroti,2
I-56127 PISA
Phone: +39 050 2214540
Fax: +39 050 2214333
e-mail: begnini@df.unipi.it