Developing a control strategy for AFM nano- micro manipulation

Subject Areas : Mechanical Engineering

H. RaeisiFard ¹ , A. K. Hoshiar ²

1 - Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran

Received: 2014-11-08 Accepted : 2015-02-15 Published : 2015-06-01

Keywords: AFM Nano robot, Controlled Manipulation, Manipulation, Finite Element Method,

Abstract :

Nowadays, with the growing use of AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) nanorobots in the fabrication of nanostructures, research in this area has been proliferated. The major limiting of manipulation process is the lack of real-time observation. Computer simulations have been widely applied to improve the feasibility of the process. The existing 2D strategies are incapable of presenting the feasibility of the process. Therefore, 3D simulations of effective forces during the manipulation process and the control mechanism of the process have been presented in this research, where the effective parameters are investigated. To evaluate the validity of the presented results, a FEM simulation is proposed. It is observed that the two sets of results (the analytical method and the finite element approach) have adequate correlation, while the discrepancy which is in an acceptable range, is due to the different solving technique of the finite element method. By applying the presented models, it is now possible to accurately predict the effective forces for fabricating the nanostructures.

References:

[1]     Stroscio, J. A, Eigler, D. M., “Atomic and Molecular Manipulation with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope”, Science, Vol. 254, No. 5036, 1996, pp. 1322-1326.

[2]     Schaefer, D. M, Reifenberger, R., “Fabrication of two-dimensional of Nanometer –size clusters with the atomic force microscope”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 66, No. 8, 1995, pp. 1012-1014.

[3]     Junno, T., Deppert, K., and Montelius, L., “Controlled Manipulation of Nanoparticles with an Atomic Force Microscope”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 66, No. 3627, 1995, pp. 3627-3629.

[4]     Sitti, M., Hashimoti, H., “Controlled Pushing of Nanoparticles: Modeling and Experiments”, IEEE/ASME Transaction On Mechatronics, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2000, pp. 199-211.

[5]     Sitti, M., “Survey of Nanomanipulation Systems”, IEEE Nanotechnology Conference, Maui, 2001, pp. 75 - 80.

[6]     Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M., “Dynamic behavior and simulation of Nanoparticle sliding during Nanoprobe based positioning”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, California, 2004, pp. 965-972.

[7]     Korayem, M. H., Hoshiar, A. K, “Modeling and simulation of dynamic modes in the manipulation of nanorods, Micro & Nano letters”, Vol. 8, No. 6, 2013, pp. 284-287.

[8]     Korayem, M. H., Hoshiar, A. K., “Dynamic 3D modeling and simulation of nanoparticles manipulation using an AFM nanorobot”, Robotica, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2014, pp. 625–641.

[9]     Li, G., Xi, N., Chen, H., Saeed, A., and Yu, M., “Assembly of nanostructure using AFM based nanomanipulation system”, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, Vol. 1, 2011, pp. 428-433.

[10]  Hou, J., Liu, L., Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Xi, N., Wang, Y., Wu, C., Dong, Z., and Yuan, S., “AFM-Based robotic nano-hand for stable manipulation at nanoscale”, Transaction on automation science and engineering, Vol. 10, No.2, 2013, pp. 285-295.

[11]  Sri Muthu Mrinalini, R., Sriramshankar, R., and Jayanth, G. R., “Direct Measurement of Three-Dimensional Forces in Atomic Force Microscopy”, IEEE/ASME Transaction on mechatronics, Vol. PP, No. 99, 2014, pp. 4674-4679.

[12]  Falvo, M. R, Clary, G, Hesler, A., and Paulson, S., “Nanomanipulation experiments exploring friction and mechanical properties of carbon Nanotube”, Micros Microanal, Vol. 4, No. 5, 1999, pp. 504-512.

[13]  Jiangbo, Z., Guangyong, L., and Xi, N., “Modeling and Control of Active End Effectors for the AFM Based Nano Robotic Manipulators”, International Conference on Robotics and Automation IEEE, Barcelona, 2005, pp. 163-168.

[14]  Lianqing, L., Xi, N., Yilun, L., Jiangbo, Z., and Guangyong, L., “Real-time Position Error Detecting in Nanomanipulation Using Kalman Filter”, Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, Hong Kong, 2007, pp. 100-105.

[15]  Lianqing, L., Peng, Y., Xiaojun, T., Yuechao, W., Zaili, D., and Xi, N., “Force Analysis of Top-Down Forming CNT Electrical Connection Using Nanomanipulation Robot”, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Luoyang, 2006, pp. 113-117.

[16]  Wang, Zh., Liu, L., Hou, Ji., Wang, Zh., Yuan, Sh, and Dong, Z., “Virtual nano-hand: A stable pushing strategy in AFM based sensorless nanomanipulation”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Phuket, 2011, pp. 1409–1414.

[17]  Fang, Y., Zhang, Y, Qi, N., and Dong, Xi., “AM-AFM System Analysis and Output Feedback Control Design With Sensor Saturation”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2013, pp. 190-202.

[18]  Polyakov, B., Vlassov, S., Dorogin, L.M., Butikova, J., Antsov, M., Oras, S., Lõhmus, R., and Kink, I., “Manipulation of nanoparticles of different shapes inside a scanning electron microscope”, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 5, 2014, pp. 133–140.

[19]  Kumar, S., Das, M., Singh, R. P., Datir, S., Chauhan, D. S., and Jain, S., “Mathematical models for the oxidative functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 419, 2013, pp. 156-165.

[20]  Sun, Z., Song, B., Xi, N., Yang, R., Hao, L., and Chen, L., “Scan range adaptive hysteresis/creep hybrid compensator for AFM based nanomanipulations”, American Control Conference, Portland 2014, pp. 1619–1624.

[21]  Zhao, J., Song, B., Xi, N., “Non-vector space stochastic control for nano robotic manipulations”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Chicago, 2014, pp. 852–857.

[22]  Amari, N., Folio, D., and Ferreira, A., “Robust Nanomanipulation Control based on Laser Beam Feedback”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Chicago, 2014, pp. 4674–4679.

[23]  Korayem, M. H., Hoshiar, A. K., and Kordi, F., “Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Cylindrical Nanoparticles in Liquid Medium” International Journal of Advanced Manufacture Technology, 2014, Vol. 75, pp. 197-208.

[24]  Korayem, A. H., Hoshiar, A. K., Ashtiani, N. N., and Korayem, M. H., “Using a Virtual Reality Environment to Simulate the Pushing of Cylindrical Nanoparticles” International Journal of Nanoscience Nanotechnology, 2014, Vol. 10, pp. 133-144.

[25]  Korayem, A. H., Hoshiar, A. K., and Korayem, M. H., “Modeling and simulation of critical forces in the manipulation of cylindrical nanoparticles”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacture Technology, 2015, Vol. 79, pp. 1505-1517.