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Surface deposition of nanometer scale carbon structures on Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ using a low-cost scanning electron microscope

Porter, Ty [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000294848776)·Hemesath, Colin M. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)]·Lukashev, Pavel V. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000225515954)·Ye, Gaihua [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0009000527919636)·Nnokwe, Cynthia [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000261061101)·He, Rui [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000223687269)·Wei, Bingqiang [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)]·Zhou, Lin [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000322866510)·Gu, Genda [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000298863255)·Shand, Paul M. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000222412634)·Kidd, Timothy E. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000208199400)·Stollenwerk, Andrew J. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000170831182)
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In this work, we investigate optically active nanostructures on Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ (BSCCO). The nanostructures are constructed from carbon nanocrystals formed using the electron beam of a scanning electron microscope to locally decompose residual hydrocarbons at the BSCCO surface. Atomic force microscopy is used to characterize the dimensions of these structures as a function of beam exposure time. This technique has been used to induce localized intercalation to form carbon nanoparticles up to tens of nanometers into a variety of 2D materials. Cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy in BSCCO shows the presence of these carbon deposits on the surface, but there is no evidence they penetrate into the BSCCO substrate. Therefore, this technique is not suitable for localized intercalation in BSCCO, and it does have promise as a cost-effective approach to pattern nanometer scale etch stops.

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Porter, Ty [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000294848776), Hemesath, Colin M. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)], Lukashev, Pavel V. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000225515954), Ye, Gaihua [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0009000527919636), Nnokwe, Cynthia [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000261061101), He, Rui [Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000223687269), Wei, Bingqiang [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)], Zhou, Lin [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000322866510), Gu, Genda [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000298863255), Shand, Paul M. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000222412634), Kidd, Timothy E. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000208199400), Stollenwerk, Andrew J. [University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000170831182). 2025-12-18. Surface deposition of nanometer scale carbon structures on Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ using a low-cost scanning electron microscope. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0005045

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