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MNE 2007 Micro Nano Graph Contest
“ A good Micrograph is worth more than the MegaByte it consumes.”
Entries Presented by Dr. John Randall – Zyvex Labs
The rules include the following:
• Entries have to be of a single image taken with a microscope and not significantly altered.
• There is no restriction with respect to the subject matter.
• Electron and ion micrographs have to be black and white.
In 2007, 68 entries were submitted. There were many outstanding micrographs. The work represented in the submitted micrographs covered a wide range of fields including micro mechanical, photonic, and integrated circuit fabrication, chemical and dry etching, laser optics, carbon nanotube structures, carbon nanotube growth experiments, biological samples, material science experiments and, of course, e-beam, ion beam, and nano imprint lithography experiments.
The panel of judges who selected the award winners were:
- Angeliki Tserepi – MNE
• Cynthia Hanson – EIPBN
• Kenji Gamo – MNC
The Awards are:
• First Prize
• Second Prize
• Third Prize
The judges also selected 6 Honorable Mentions.
All 2007 Entries (with original titles)
Judges exercised their prerogative to change the micrograph titles if it pleased them.
First Prize
Title: Hall of the Mountain King
Description:
STM tungsten tip sharpened by FIB milling
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 6.5k X
Instrument: SEM (FEI Dual Beam 235M)
Submitted by: Gian Carlo Gazzadi
Affiliation: CNR – INFM S3, Modena, Italy
Second Prize
Title: “The Ruins of Damascene”
Description:
The isolation material between the metal lines was etched away.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 10k X
Instrument: Philips XL40FEG
Submitted by: Frans Holthuysen
Affiliation: Philips Research labs Eindhoven The Netherlands
Third Prize
Title: “” Virtual Vacuum Cleaner Sucking it up!
Description:
A 4 x 4 test array with 4 contact pads each is used for electron beam induced deposition (EBID) conductivity measurements. Experimental conditions induced a thin insulating film on the gas supply needle shown on the right. As a result the needle charges up positively and distorts the image due to the high local fields as shown in the image.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 150 X
Instrument: FEI Nova NanoSEM 200
Submitted by: Aurelien Botman
Affiliation: Philips Research Labs – Eindhoven
Honorable Mention
Title: Forest in the mist in the afternoon in autumn in Aix en Provence
Description:
Cross sectional image of porous silicon formed on single crystal silicon by metal-assisted catalytic reaction. The image has been taken rotating the image 180 degrees.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 759X
Instrument: LEO 1550 Scanning Electron Microscope
Submitted by: Jordi Teva
Affiliation: MIC- Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, DTU , Denmark
Honorable Mention
Title: “Square knot / Tongue Twister ”
Description:
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 228 X
Instrument: Philips XL40FEG
Submitted by: Frans Holthuysen
Affiliation: Philips Research labs Eindhoven The Netherlands
Honorable Mention
Title: Looking for Your Golf Ball?
Description:
SEM image: The grass consists of carbon nano rods made with CVD, the golf ball is a spherical contamination of unknown origin.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 10KX
Instrument: LEO SUPRA GEMINI SEM
Submitted by: Wolfgang Schwinger
Affiliation: Profactor GmbH and University of Linz, Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics
Honorable Mention
Title: Hoakie Cartoon in the Nano Kelp Bed
Description:
An unexpected diver enters the world of carbon nanotubes.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 14067x
Instrument: XL40 FEG-SEM (Philips/FEI)
Submitted by: Michael Häffner
Affiliation: University of Tuebingen
Honorable Mention
Title: Fuzzy Rose
Description:
Carbon nanotube carpet. The anisotropic dewetting of a catalyst film leads to the formation of rings with different height.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 1.50 k X
Instrument: SEM Hitashi P5000
Submitted by: Jean-christophe Coiffic & Didier LOUIS
Affiliation: CEA / Leti Grenoble France
Honorable Mention
Title: Walking on Egg Shells
Description:
Metal island array separated by silicon pillars, lifted off by chemical wet etching.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 30.25 K X
Instrument: Zeiss LEO 1550
Submitted by:Thomas Kiefer
Affiliation: LMIS 1, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland