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M. Shawrav, M.-H. Chien, P. Taus, H. D. Wanzenböck, S. Schmid:
"Photothermal analysis on direct-write nanostructures by nanomechanical scanning absorption microscopy";
Poster: 19th International Microscopy Congress IMC19, Sydney; 2018-09-09 - 2018-09-14; in: "abstracts imc19", (2018), 2 pages.

In recent years, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has evolved from merely an imaging machine into a standard nanofabrication tool. Various SEM based fabrication techniques offer the possibility to write nanostructures directly on the surface. Focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) is such an additive direct-writing method where nanostructures can be deposited in a single process step with the help of precursor molecules [1]. This mask-less, resist-less, and in-situ method gained attention due to its capability to deposit complex 3D plasmonic structures. However, the carbon contamination of the deposits from the metal-organic precursors is a major obstacle for its wider applications in plasmonics. The low metal purity could immensely damp the plasmonic resonance.