Xidex Corporation and The University of Texas at Austin propose to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a magnetic resonance force microscope for single proton imaging. The proposed device will achieve high-precision, high-sensitivity measurement of the magnetic force using the. high-Q mode of… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating a carbon nanotube based field emission device (FED) and of operating FEDs. The approach is a natural extension of the patented Nanotube Catalyst Retaining Structure (NCRS) method. Phase I… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of a multiple scanned-head Critical Dimension Atomic Force Microscope (CD-AFM) with high throughput as a CD metrology tool. Phase I will develop key design innovations for commercial in-line production… More

Xidex Corporation and The University of Texas at Austin propose to demonstrate the feasibility of single nuclear spin detection using ultrasensitive mechanical oscillators. Two oscillator configurations will be investigated: high-Q siliconmultiple-torsional oscillators, and carbon nanotubes… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of a nuclear magnetic resonance force microscope (NMRFM) that will make it possible for the first time ever to routinely image intracellular diffusion properties, relaxation times, and hydrogen densities… More

Xidex proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of calibrating a critical-dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM) without the use of a reference artifact in such a way that high-precision critical dimensions can be generated independently of changes in probe tip shape (including the effects of tip… More

Xidex and The University of Texas at Austin have successfully demonstrated the feasibility of developing a magnetic resonance force microscope for single proton imaging. Our Phase II work will demonstrate use of high-precision, high-sensitivitymeasurement of the magnetic force using (a) the high-Q… More

Xidex proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of calibrating a critical-dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM) without the use of a reference artifact in such a way that high-precision critical dimensions can be generated independently of changes in probe tip shape. We plan to demonstrate… More

Many industries, including the semiconductor industry (which drives the global economy) and the emerging nanotechnology industry, depend on scanning electron beam instruments ¿ such as field emission scanning electron microscopes (FE-SEMs), Schottky emitter based SEMs (for example, critical… More

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project will demonstrate the feasibility of a new AFM imaging mode that exploits lateral bending and lateral oscillation of flexible tips, including carbon nanotube tips, as an advantage rather than trying to deal with lateral tip flexure as a… More

Scanning electron beam instruments are used in many industries, including the semiconductor industry and the emerging nanotechnology industry. Currently, there is a need for significant improvement in spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, and processing speed. This project will demonstrate… More

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of a gas precursor-assisted electron beam-based process for precise site-selective carbon nanotube (CNT) etching as a simple, effective, and damage-free way of controlling the fabrication and repair of… More

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing electrically shielded, conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) probes for use in scanning probe microscopes (SPMs). The Phase I work will demonstrate fabrication of electrically conductive scanning… More

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of building and operating a carbon nanotube (CNT) based electrolytic double layer capacitor (EDLC) which… More

ABSTRACT: Xidex Corporation proposes to demonstrate a compact E-band capable vacuum nanoelectronic device with parameters such as high power output, low gate voltage, high cut-off frequency, and low power consumption, that are competitive with parameters of conventional solid state transistors. … More