Ultra-sharp metal and nanotube-based probes for applications in scanning microscopy and neural recording.
Abstract
This paper discusses several methods for manufacturing ultra-sharp probes, with applications
geared toward, but not limited to, scanning microscopy (STM, AFM) and intra-cellular
recordings of neural signals. We present recipes for making tungsten, platinum/iridium
alloy, and nanotube fibril tips. Electrical isolation methods using Parylene-C or
PMMA are described.
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Science & TechnologyPhysical Sciences
Physics, Applied
Physics
TUNGSTEN TIPS
REPRODUCIBLE METHOD
MICROELECTRODES
CELL
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10.1063/1.3702802Publication Info
Borzenets, IV; Yoon, I; Prior, MM; Donald, BR; Mooney, RD; & Finkelstein, G (2012). Ultra-sharp metal and nanotube-based probes for applications in scanning microscopy
and neural recording. Journal of applied physics, 111(7). pp. 74703-747036. 10.1063/1.3702802. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/19648.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Gleb Finkelstein
Professor of Physics
Gleb Finkelstein is an experimentalist interested in physics of quantum nanostructures,
such as Josephson junctions and quantum dots made of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and
topological materials. These objects reveal a variety of interesting electronic properties
that may form a basis for future quantum devices.
Richard Daniel Mooney
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
Our broad research goal is to understand the neural mechanisms by which experience
guides learning, behavior, and perception. Our group explores the structure and function
of sensorimotor circuits important to learned vocal communication in the songbird
and to auditory-motor integration in the mouse. In the course of these explorations,
my research group has developed a wide range of technical expertise in both avian
and mouse models, including in vivo multiphoton neuronal imaging, chronic recor
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