Issue 3, 2021

Recent advances in focused ion beam nanofabrication for nanostructures and devices: fundamentals and applications

Abstract

The past few decades have witnessed growing research interest in developing powerful nanofabrication technologies for three-dimensional (3D) structures and devices to achieve nano-scale and nano-precision manufacturing. Among the various fabrication techniques, focused ion beam (FIB) nanofabrication has been established as a well-suited and promising technique in nearly all fields of nanotechnology for the fabrication of 3D nanostructures and devices because of increasing demands from industry and research. In this article, a series of FIB nanofabrication factors related to the fabrication of 3D nanostructures and devices, including mechanisms, instruments, processes, and typical applications of FIB nanofabrication, are systematically summarized and analyzed in detail. Additionally, current challenges and future development trends of FIB nanofabrication in this field are also given. This work intends to provide guidance for practitioners, researchers, or engineers who wish to learn more about the FIB nanofabrication technology that is driving the revolution in 3D nanostructures and devices.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in focused ion beam nanofabrication for nanostructures and devices: fundamentals and applications

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
20 oct. 2020
Accepted
25 nov. 2020
First published
10 déc. 2020

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 1529-1565

Recent advances in focused ion beam nanofabrication for nanostructures and devices: fundamentals and applications

P. Li, S. Chen, H. Dai, Z. Yang, Z. Chen, Y. Wang, Y. Chen, W. Peng, W. Shan and H. Duan, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 1529 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07539F

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