A subset of nanomolding, so-called thermomechanical nanomolding (TMNM) (Figure 1a), is promising, as it is suited to fabricate crystalline nanomaterials in a wide range of geometries. …

Nov 19, 2021 · TMNM fabricates nanostructures by driving feedstock material under an applied pressure and typically elevated temperature into a nanopatterned hard mold . Potential …

Dec 21, 2021 · With a process known as thermomechanical nanomolding (TMNM), a team of researchers has developed a highly precise method of nanofabrication.

Nov 29, 2021 · Thermomechanical nanomolding (TMNM) is a recent advance realized in metals, which can be explored for nanofabrication. In this work, Liu et al. identified the size and...

Jan 23, 2020 · through thermo-mechanical nanomolding (TMNM). The TMNM process involves pressing down of a bulk ordered phase into a nanomold at processing temperatures well …

Jan 23, 2020 · Thermomechanical nanomolding (TMNM) of ordered phases. (a) For TMNM, (i) a mold composed of nanocavities (e.g., anodic aluminum oxide) and an ordered phase …

Recently, thermo-mechanical nanomolding (TMNM) has been realized in metals and ordered phases, proposing a new molding principle that can be explored for nanofabrication (19–21).

This newly developed method, which we call Thermomechanical Nanomolding (TMNM), enables nanofabrication in a high-throughput, low-cost and easy to operate manner. When developing …

Jan 22, 2019 · We report on a thermomechanical nanomolding method for crystalline metals. Quantified by the aspect ratio, this process becomes easier with decreasing mold diameter.

TMNM is a materials agnostic, scalable fabrication process where a bulk feedstock is pressed through a nanoporous mold at elevated temperatures and pressures to form defect-free, single …