Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.78KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP. Submitted by:
Mike Chang, ..... Instrument : Carl Zeiss, Supra 55VP. Submitted by: Li Wang.
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Floating poppies
Description: SEM image of nanohole array of Si fabricated by T-NIL upon Deep Silicon Etching
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.39 KX Submitted by: Celal Con
Instrument : Zeiss Ultra SEM Affiliation: University of Waterloo
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: An Exquisite Twist
Description: A twisted strand of carbon nanotubes branching off the side wall of a carbon nanotube forest
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.78KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: An Exquisite Twist (zoom-out)
Description: Capturing the entire strand of the twisted carbon nanotube branch
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.342KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: “Hooked”
Description: Helium ion image of dewetting of a liquid metal alloy with a thin oxide surface skin
Magnification (4"x5" image): 2.286 kX Submitted by: Kate Klein & Eva Mutunga
Instrument : Carl Zeiss Orion Affiliation: NIST / UDC
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: The Spinnaker Sailing on the Horizon beyond the Senses of Mankind Description: A scrap of silicon substrate on a vertically-aligned carbon nanotube sample
Magnification (3"x4" image): 8.235KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nano Ice Cream Scoops Description: 50 nm silica nanosphere planar film formed spherical films after oxygen plasma treatment
5 μm
Magnification (3"x4" image): 6KX Instrument : FESEM JEOL JSM-6400F Submitted by: Xu Zhang and Abhijeet Bagal Affiliation: Mechanical&Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nano-Hive
Description: The strange top view of a carbon nanotube forest
Magnification (3"x4" image): 4.51KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Ying-Yang
Description: The strange top view of a carbon nanotube forest
Magnification (3"x4" image): 305X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: “Hole in Tension”
Description: Helium ion image of unusual wetting of a liquid metal alloy with a thin oxide surface skin. The silicon substrate can be seen below.
Magnification (4"x5" image): 2.286 kX Submitted by: Kate Klein & Eva Mutunga
Instrument : Carl Zeiss Orion Affiliation: NIST / UDC
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: The Howling Wolf
Description: An unordered edge of a carbon nanotube forest resembling the form of a howling wolf
Magnification (3"x4" image): 281X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Wizard and the Forest
Description: The side view of a collapsed pillar of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes
Magnification (3"x4" image): 140X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Wizard and the Forest(marked)
Description: Outlining the wizard in the ”Wizard and The Forest” micrograph
Magnification (3"x4" image): 140X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Runaway Boy on the Cliff
Description: A scrap of silicon wafer lying near the edge of a patterned carbon nanotube forest
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.59KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Runaway Boy on the Cliff(marked)
Description: Outlining the boy in the ”Runaway Boy on the Cliff” micrograph
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.59KX Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Honshu of Japan
Description: Caesium-encapsulated carbon nanotube film, prepared by immersing in cesium carbonate solution Inset image adopted and modified from “http://www.freeworldmaps.net/asia/japan/honshu.html”
Magnification (3"x4" image): 46X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Dionaea Muscipula (Venus' Flytrap)
Description: The top view of a carbon nanotube film, likely to be caused by irregularity of the catalyst film Inset image adopted and modified from “http://www.botany.org/carnivorous_plants/”
Magnification (3"x4" image): 56X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Zipper
Description: A zipper-like sidewall of carbon nanotube forest created by highintensity irradiation of 532nm laser
Magnification (3"x4" image): 382X Instrument : Zeiss Sigma VP Submitted by: Mike Chang, Alireza Nojeh Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Komondor Dog
Description: Agglomeration of plate-like silver nanoparticles on an APTES coated glass substrate
Magnification (3"x4" image): 7.8KX Submitted by: Carlos A. Jarro
Instrument : Hitachi S-4300 Affiliation: University of Kentucky
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Yummy yummy! Hen and worm playing hide and seek Description: SEM image of selfassembled CsCl film evaporated by thermal evaporation technique
Magnification (3"x4" image): 60.25KX Submitted by: Celal Con
Instrument : Zeiss LEO 1530 Gemini Affiliation: University of Waterloo
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Which Way is Up? Description: SEM image of nanohole array in glass using wet etching.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 300 X Submitted by: James Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Stalactites
Description: SEM image of Deep Reactive Ion Etched (DRIE) microelectrodes fabricated in SCS.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 694 X Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Submitted by: J. Owen &Justin Alexander Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Quad Towers on Fire Description: SEM image of Silicon pillars fabricated using DRIE and coated with photo resist.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 600 X Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Submitted by: James Owen & Bill Owen Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Miniature Jin Mao Tower (Top)
Description: SEM image of tip of microelectrode with a Parylene C coating on it.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 3 KX Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Submitted by: James Owen & Bill Owen Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Miniature Jin Mao Tower
Description: SEM image of tip of microelectrode with a Parylene C coating on it.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 900 X Submitted by: Bill Owen & J. Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Hypnotizing Spiral
Description: SEM image of a polycrystalline STM tip that has been crashed and curled.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 13 KX Submitted by: James Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Spiral
Description: SEM image of a polycrystalline STM tip that has been crashed and curled.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 6.39 KX Submitted by: Bill Owen & J. Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: The Road to Whoville
Description: SEM image of a tungsten STM tip that was etched wrong.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 150 X Submitted by: Bill Owen & J. Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Artificial Compound Eyes Description: An artificial compound eyes using novel microfabrication method of polymer
Magnification (3"x4" image): 100 Instrument : Hitachi SEM 4700 Submitted by: Huan Hu Affiliation: Electrical&Computer Detp., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Floating poppy
Description: SEM image of nanohole array of Si fabricated by TNIL upon Deep Silicon Etcing
Magnification (3"x4" image): 10.00 KX Submitted by: Celal Con
Instrument : Zeiss Ultra SEM Affiliation: University of Waterloo
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Yummy yummy !
Description: SEM image of selfassembled CsCl film evaporated by thermal evaporation technique
Magnification (3"x4" image): 100.28KX Submitted by: Celal Con
Instrument : Zeiss LEO 1530 Gemini Affiliation: University of Waterloo
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title:
Tadpoles Description: Hexagonal arranged dots with tails from an EUV-IL exposure. The unique structure occurs only at a critical dose. The structures mimic a group of tadpoles.
400 nm
Magnification (3"x4" image): 100.23 KX Instrument : Carl Zeiss, Supra 55VP Submitted by: Li Wang Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institut,, Switzerland
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Zen Pond
Description: Agglomeration of plate-like silver nanoparticles on an APTES coated glass substrate
Magnification (3"x4" image): 8.77KX Submitted by: Carlos A. Jarro
Instrument : Hitachi S-4300 Affiliation: University of Kentucky
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Taste the Rainbow
Description:Varying resist thickness cause by a loose shutter blocking ever increasing amounts of a laser maskwriter beam.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 85X Submitted by: Steven Hickman
Instrument : Nikon L200 Affiliation: Harvard CNS
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: The gallery wall
Description: A test of field illumination uniformity over a range of dose values, in a thin resist layer.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 40X Submitted by: Steven Hickman
Instrument : Nikon L200 Affiliation: Harvard CNS
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title:
Ancient Egypt wall painting
Description: The structure was patterned with a EUV-IL phase mask with slightly additional phase shift error.
400 nm
Magnification (3"x4" image): 100KX Instrument : Carl Zeiss, Supra 55VP Submitted by: Li Wang Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institut,, Switzerland
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: An Intimate Contact
Description: False-color scanningelectron micrograph showing a photoniccrystal membrane with a nano-cavity assembled on a silicon waveguide
5 m
Magnification (3"x4" image): 11 KX Instrument : Hitachi 4700 Submitted by: Xiaolong Hu Affiliation: Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title:
Nano-embryo
Description:
An amazing nanoembryo created when cleaving of a Si chip.
200 nm
Magnification (3"x4" image): 220.89KX Instrument : Carl Zeiss, Supra 55VP Submitted by: Li Wang Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institut,, Switzerland
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Cactus in the desert
Description: Agglomeration of silver nanoparticles on an APTES coated glass substrate
Magnification (3"x4" image): 10.5KX Submitted by: Carlos A. Jarro
Instrument : Hitachi S-4300 Affiliation: University of Kentucky
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Antoni Tàpies NANOmuseum.
Description: Cross section of polymer lines array.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 35 KX Submitted by: Nerea Alayo
Instrument : ZEISS Affiliation: IMB-CNM (CSIC)
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: E-Beam Surrealism Description: A charged sapphire plate acts as an electron mirror, for the incident e-beam, creating a distorted image of the top part of the instrument chamber
Magnification: Not meaningful here Submitted by: Martin Greve, Erik Mannseth and Bodil Holst
Instrument : Raith e-line Affiliation: University of Bergen Norway
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Micro-snowflakes
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Description: Metallized nanoimprint patterns
Magnification (3"x4" image): 6 KX Submitted by: Nerea Alayo
Instrument : Auriga (ZEISS) Affiliation: IMB-CNM (CSIC)
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Octopus Suction Cups or Yorkshire Pudding Description: SEM image of glass rings filled with polysilicon exposed using DRIE.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 400 X Submitted by: James Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nanolobby
Description: Cross section of a metallized imprint
Magnification (3"x4" image): 50 KX Submitted by: Nerea Alayo
Instrument : (Zeiss, Auriga) Affiliation: IMB-CNM (CSIC)
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title:
A Day at the Races
Description: SEM MicroGraph of polymer etched via aluminum oxide membrane
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2700X Instrument : FEI Nova 600 SEM Submitted by: Olga V. Makarova Affiliation: Creatv Microtech Inc. Ralu Divan Argonne National Laboratory
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nespresso capsule and nanocup… what else? Description: Gold nanocups filled with aluminum
100 nm
Magnification (3"x4" image): 250 KX Submitted by: Nerea Alayo
Instrument : (Zeiss, Auriga) Affiliation: IMB-CNM (CSIC)
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Crystals in Bloom
Description: Re-crystallized AgNO3 salt and SDS surfactant combine to create flowing structures resembling flower petals.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2.8KX Submitted by: Matthew Bresin
Instrument : FEI Quanta FEG Affiliation: University of Kentucky
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: A Farm of NanoMushroom in Hard Wind
Description: This slant structure was fabricated by tilted ebeam exposure and Au plating. The over plating forms a slant mushroom structure.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 42.68KX Submitted by: Jian Zhang
Instrument : LEO FESEM Affiliation: University of Waterloo, WIN
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: A Name Card on an AFM Tip
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Description: E-beam lithography can be carried out on non-flat surface by evaporated PS. Here, We wrote our name card on an AFM tip for example.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 1KX Submitted by: Jian Zhang
Instrument : Raith 150 two, Oxford deep RIE Affiliation: University of Waterloo, WIN
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Micro Burst
Description: Dark field image of residue from HSQ, water, and TMAH on silicon substrate. 100 um
Magnification (3"x4" image): 10X Submitted by: Devin K. Brown
Instrument : Olympus MX61 Affiliation: Georgia Tech
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: SCREAM
Description: Image taken during bubble and pore size count in research to correlate whipping power and the foaming of egg white (dried in this micrograph).
Magnification (3"x4" image): 3”x4” Submitted by: Ka C. Wong
Instrument : Leica DM4000M Affiliation: Evans Analytical Group
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Sea-Anemone
Description: SEM image of chem-wipe fibers on reactive ion etched Silicon substrate.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 250 X Submitted by: James Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nano candles
Description: Diamond single photon source, produced by oxygen reactive ion etch.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 12 KX Instrument : FEI Helios 600 Dual Beam System Submitted by: Luozhou Li Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nano grass
Description: Diamond nano grass, produced by oxygen reactive ion etch.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 45 KX Submitted by: Luozhou Li
Instrument : Hitachi 4700 SEM Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Monster with ten eyes
Description: Freestanding diamond nanobeam with gallium redeposition
Magnification (3"x4" image): 35 KX Instrument : FEI Helios 600 Dual Beam System Submitted by: Luozhou Li Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Landed UFO
Description: A small piece of diamond membrane on isotropically-etched silicon substrate
Magnification (3"x4" image): 6.5 KX Instrument : FEI Helios 600 Dual Beam System Submitted by: Luozhou Li Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: HSQ pillar arrays
Description: HSQ pillar arrays produced by electron beam lithography
Magnification (3"x4" image): 22 KX Submitted by: Luozhou Li
Instrument : Hitachi 4800 SEM Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Hollow pillars
Description: Diamond single photon source, produced by oxygen reactive ion etch.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 25 KX Submitted by: Luozhou Li
Instrument : Hitachi 4800 SEM Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Video Title: HSQ atomic dance Description: Energy-filtered transmission electron microscope movie of focused electrons coming out of a sample consisting of 20 nm thick HSQ on top of 10 nm thick SiNx membrane. These electrons had 0 ± 2.5 eV energy loss. We can observe collective motion of HSQ and SiNx atomic structure during electron-beam irradiation at 200 keV.
Magnification (5"x5" image): 12.7 MX Submitted by: Vitor R. Manfrinato
1 nm Instrument : FEI Titan 80-300ST TEM with CEOS CC/CS Imaging Corrector Affiliation: MIT
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Earthquake in nanoworld
Description: GaP photonic devices with AlGaP sacrificial layer oxidized in air.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 1.5 KX Submitted by: Luozhou Li
Instrument : Hitachi 4700 SEM Affiliation: Columbia University
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Nanocrystal Inclusion in a FeNi Alloy (Ga+ ion micropgrah) Description: Grain contrast resulting from ion channeling allows for a wide survey of the metal microstructure
Magnification (3"x4" image): 40kX Submitted by: Ka C. Wong
Instrument : FEI Quanta 200 Affiliation: Evans Analytical Group
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Fish Eggs
Description: SEM image of residual silicon after wet etching inside a glass cavity.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 2 kX Submitted by: James Owen
Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Gramophone
Description: SEM image of photo resist bubbling and peeling off from microelectrode tip.
Magnification (3"x4" image): 600 X Instrument : Hitachi S-4700 SEM Submitted by: Justin Alexander & J. Owen Affiliation: Zyvex Labs
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: NanoBowls
Description: Self-assembly in under filled stamp cavities
Magnification (3"x4" image): 11.2KX Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : ESEM Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: NanoBowls
Description: Self-assembly in under filled stamp cavities
Magnification (3"x4" image): 11.2KX Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : ESEM Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: micro seahorse
Description: impact of intensity swing curves within photoresist layers
Magnification (3"x4" image): 700X Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : Optical Microscope Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: micro terminator
Description: impact of intensity swing curves within photoresist layers
Magnification (3"x4" image): 700X Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : Optical Microscope Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: standing waves
Description: impact of intensity swing curves within photoresist layers
Magnification (3"x4" image): 20,000X Instrument : ESEM Submitted by: Dhima Khalid Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: Gold Ovals
Description: Self-assembly in under filled stamp cavities
Magnification (3"x4" image): 5,000X Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : ESEM Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: The Eye
Description: impact of intensity swing curves within photoresist layers
Magnification (3"x4" image): 700X Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : Optical Microscope Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
2013 EIPBN MicroGraph Contest
Micrograph Title: imprinted bird’s head
Description: impact of intensity swing curves within photoresist layers
Magnification (3"x4" image): 350X Submitted by: Dhima Khalid
Instrument : Optical Microscope Affiliation: Univ. of Wuppertal
