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The 48th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest
“A good Micrograph is worth more than the MegaByte it consumes.”
Results Submitted by John Randall
The fields of research covered by this conference have been at the forefront of the drive to develop technology to make smaller and smaller structures. We have ventured into size regimes where we are often dependent on microscopes and the skill of microscopists to see the results of our work (and often what went wrong). To highlight the importance of micrographs to the field, the conference holds a micrograph contest. The entries were judged both from the technological and artistic standpoint. Six categories were defined:
Best Electron Micrograph
Best Ion Micrograph
Best Optical Micrograph
Best Scanning Probe Micrograph
Most Bizarre
Grand Prize
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention 2The rules included the following:
• Entries had to be of a single image taken with a microscope and may not be significantly altered.
• There was no restriction with respect to the subject matter.
• Electron and ion micrographs had to be black and white.In 2004, 63 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, x-ray, and photo lithography experiments.
The panel of judges who selected the award winners consisted of:
Prof. John Cleaver
Dr. Larry Thompson
Mrs. Nicki Marrian
Best Electron MicroGraph
TITLE: Wisconsin Thong
Description: Pollen of a Passiflora
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 1,000X
Instrument: Phillips XL40FEG
Submitted by: Frans Holthuysen (Frank Dirne)
TITLE: Leaning Tower of Pisa
Description: Leaning Tower of Pisa was fabricated by FIB-CVD.
Material of this nano-tower is DLC. This tower is the lowest in the world.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 8,000X
Instrument: SII NanoTechnology Inc. / SMI-2050
Submitted by: Reo Kometani & Shinji Matsui (University of Hyogo)
TITLE: Warp Speed Ahead!
Description: This asterisk pattern is made by e beam lithography in HSQ spin on glass and
used to support carbon nanotubes with varying spans.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 1,000x
Instrument: Zeiss Axiotron (Dark Field)
Submitted by: David Tanenbaum (Pomona College)
TITLE: Aunty Mony’s Candy
Description: The 20nm tall nanoflowers are grown by Sb4 cluster deposition and diffusion on graphite substrates.
The branched morphology results from a competition between kinetics and thermodynamics
Magnification: (3″x4″ image): 14,000
Instrument: Digital Instruments Dimension 3100 AFM
Submitted by: Shelley Scott and David Melville (Canterbury University)
TITLE: Fishing with Nanotubes
Description: These micro fish appear hooked on nanotubes with a catalyst bait.
Magnification: 20,000X
Instrument: Vecco/DI Dimension 3000 AFM
Submitted by: David Tanenbaum & Markus Brink (Pomona College)
TITLE: Moss Sporangium
Description: Description:SEM of the calyx of a mature moss sporangium.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 190X
Instrument: JEOL 35-cf
Submitted by: J. Wetzel Affiliation (Presbyterian College)
TITLE: California Bear
Description: It is a particle on the metal surface. A tiny bear has a itching belly.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 2500
Instrument: FEI XL-30
Submitted by: Gun-Young, Jung Affiliation (Hewlett-Packard)
TITLE: World’s Smallest Twin-Yacht sailing in San Diego !
Description: Twin-Yacht were grown by 30 kV Ga+ focused-ion- beam CVD using phenanthrene gas.
Height of a sail is 9.3 µm.
Magnification (3″x4″ image): 18,000
Instrument: SII NanoTechnology, Inc. SMI-9200
Submitted by: Takahiko Morita & Shinji Matsui (University of Hyogo)
