Aurélien Botman

Information current as of Aug 1st, 2020

Peer-reviewed journal papers and proceedings

S. K. Lami, A. P. Kaphle, N. J. Briot, A. Botman, and J. T. Hastings (2020)
Nanoscale focused electron beam induced etching of nickel using a liquid reactant
Nanotechnology 31(42), 425301 (2020), 10.1088/1361-6528/ab9fb4

S. J. Randolph, J. Filevich, A. Botman, R. Gannon, C. Rue, and M. Straw (2018)
In situ femtosecond pulse laser ablation for large volume 3D analysis in scanning electron microscope systems
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 36, 06JB01 (2018), 10.1116/1.5047806

A. A. Martin, J. Filevich, M. Straw, S. Randolph, A. Botman, I. Aharonovich, M. Toth (2017)
Radiation-Induced Damage and Recovery of Ultra-Nanocrystalline Diamond: Toward Applications in Harsh Environments
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9 (45), pp 39790–39794 (2017), 10.1021/acsami.7b12240

L. Boehme, M. Bresin, A. Botman, J. Ranney, J. T. Hastings (2015)
Focused electron beam induced etching of copper in sulfuric acid solutions
Nanotechnology 26(49) 495301 (2015), doi:10.1088/0957-4484/26/49/495301

A. A. Martin, S. Randolph, A. Botman, M. Toth, I. Aharonovich (2015)
Maskless milling of diamond by a focused oxygen ion beam
Scientific Reports 5, 8958 (2015), doi:10.1038/srep08958

M. Bresin, A. Botman, S. J. Randolph, M. Straw, J. T. Hastings (2014)
Liquid Phase Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition on Bulk Substrates Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy
Microscopy and Microanalysis 20(02) 376--384 (2014), doi:10.1017/S1431927614000117

A. Botman, A Bahm, S. J. Randolph, M. Straw, M. Toth (2013)
Spontaneous growth of gallium-filled microcapillaries on ion-bombarded GaN
Physical Review Letters 111(13) 135503 (2013), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.135503

S. J. Randolph, A. Botman, M. Toth (2013)
Capsule-free fluid delivery and beam-induced electrodeposition in a scanning electron microscope
RSC Advances 2013, doi:10.1039/c3ra42840k

S. J. Randolph, A. Botman, M. Toth (2013)
Deposition of Highly Porous Nanocrystalline Platinum on Functionalized Substrates Through Fluorine-Induced Decomposition of Pt(PF3)4 Adsorbates
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 30(8) 672--677 (2013), doi:10.1002/ppsc.201300036

A. Botman, J. J. L. Mulders, C. W. Hagen (2009)
Creating pure nanostructures from electron-beam-induced deposition using purification techniques: a technology perspective
Nanotechnology 20, 372001 (2009), doi:10.1088/0957-4484/20/37/372001

L. van Kouwen, A. Botman, C. W. Hagen (2009)
Focused electron-beam-induced deposition of 3 nm dots in a scanning electron microscope
Nano Letters 9(5) 2149-2152 (2009), doi:10.1021/nl900717r

A. Botman, C. W. Hagen, J. Li, B. L. Thiel, K. A. Dunn, J. J. L. Mulders, S. Randolph and M. Toth (2009)
Electron postgrowth irradiation of platinum-containing nanostructures grown by electron-beam-induced deposition from Pt(PF3)4
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B Volume 27, Issue 6, pp. 2759-2763, doi:10.1116/1.3253551

J. J. L. Mulders and A. Botman (2009)
The use of Au and Pt x-ray N lines for correct EDX analysis of C in gold and platinum depositions of micro and nano structures
Procedings Microscopy and MicroAnalysis Richmond USA, 15, 1126, doi:10.1017/S1431927609095385

A. Botman, M. Hesselberth and J.J.L. Mulders (2008)
Improving the conductivity of platinum-containing nano-structures created by electron-beam-induced deposition
Microelectronic Engineering, 85, 1139--42, doi:10.1016/j.mee.2007.12.036

A. Botman, M. Hesselberth, J.J.L. Mulders (2008)
Investigation of morphological changes in platinum-containing nano-structures created by electron-beam-induced deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B Volume 26, Issue 6, pp. 2464-2467, doi:10.1116/1.2990790

A. Botman, D.A.M. de Winter and J.J.L. Mulders (2008)
Electron-beam-induced deposition of platinum at low landing energies
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B Volume 26, Issue 6, pp. 2460-2463, doi:10.1116/1.2976576

A. Botman, J.J.L. Mulders, R. Weemaes and S. Mentink (2006)
Purification of platinum and gold structures after electron-beam-induced deposition
Nanotechnology, 17, 3779--85, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/17/15/028

M.A. Clilverd, C.J. Rodger, T. Ulich, A. Seppala, E. Turunen, A. Botman, and N.R. Thomson (2005)
Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere
J. Geophys. Res., 110, A09307, doi:10.1029/2004JA010922

Presented at international conferences

2018: Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN) International Conference, Puerto Rico, USA [link].
   S. J. Randolph, J. Filevich, A. Botman, R. Gannon, C. Rue, M. Straw, M. P. Echlin In-situ femtosecond pulsed laser ablation for large volume 3D analysis in scanning electron microscope systems. (Talk)

2015: Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN) International Conference, San Diego, CA, USA [link].
   A. Botman, S. J. Randolph, J. J. L. Mulders. Hydrogen-beam induced deposition of platinum and tungsten microstructures. (Talk)

2014: 247th ACS National Meeting (March), Dallas, TX, USA [link].
   A Botman, SJ Randolph, A Bahm, M Straw, M Toth. Spontaneous nanostructure assembly with new focused charged particle beam-induced processes. (Invited talk, COLL division)

2013: Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN) International Conference, Nashville, TN, USA [link].
   A Botman, S Randolph, M Toth. In-situ Microfluidics using a Liquid Injector for the Study of Beam-Induced and Dynamic Processes. (Poster)

2012: FEBIP International Workshop, Zaragoza, Spain [link].
   A Botman, SJ Randolph. Liquid Precursors for in-situ Beam-Induced Electrochemistry. (Talk)
   SJ Randolph, A Botman, M Toth. Rapid Localized Deposition of High Purity Platinum by Spontaneous Reaction of Pt(PF3)4 with XeF2 in a Scanning Electron Microscope. (Talk)
   A Botman, SJ Randolph, M Toth. XeF2-Mediated Bottom-up Growth of Pillars on GaN by Energetic Ga+ Ion Beam Irradiation. (Poster)

2011: Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE) International Conference, Berlin, Germany [link].
   A Botman, S Randolph, M Toth. Pure, rapid and localized deposition of platinum by spontaneous reaction of Pt(PF3)4 with XeF2 in a scanning electron microscope. (Poster)

2010: Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing (FEBIP) workshop, Albany NY, USA [link].
   A Botman, JJL Mulders, CW Hagen, J Li, BL Thiel, KA Dunn, S Randolph, M Toth. Electron postgrowth irradiation of platinum-containing nanostructures grown by electron-beam-induced deposition from Pt(PF3)4. (Poster)

2009: Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN) International Conference, Marco Island FL, USA [link].
   A Botman, CW Hagen, J Li, BL Thiel, KA Dunn, JJL Mulders, S Randolph, M Toth. Electron post-irradiation of platinum nanostructures created by electron-beam-induced deposition from Pt(PF3)4. (Poster)
   L van Kouwen, A Botman, CW Hagen, P Kruit. Focused electron beam induced deposition of 3nm dots in a scanning electron microscope. (Poster)

2008: Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN) International Conference, Portland OR, USA [link].
   A Botman, DAM de Winter, JJL Mulders. Electron-beam-induced deposition at low landing energies. (Talk)
   A Botman, M Hesselberth, JJL Mulders. Investigation of morphological changes in platinum nanostructures created by focused electron beam induced deposition. (Poster)

2008: Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing (FEBIP) workshop, Thun, Switzerland [link].
   A Botman, JJL Mulders, M Hesselberth, CW Hagen, P Kruit. Creating pure platinum nanostructures by EBID: challenges and successes. (Talk)
   A Botman, DAM de Winter, JJL Mulders. Focused electron beam induced deposition of platinum at very low landing energies. (Poster)
   A Botman, SF Wuister, M Ovsyanko, JJL Mulders. Applications of electron-beam-induced deposition: mechanical fixation of carbon nanotubes and additive repair of nano-imprint lithography masks. (Poster)

2007: Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE) international conference, Copenhagen, Denmark [link, proceedings].
   A Botman, M Hesselberth, JJL Mulders. Improving the conductivity of platinum-containing nanostructures created by electron beam-induced deposition. (Poster)

2006: Recent Trends international seminar, Brno, Czech Republic [link].
   A Botman, JJL Mulders, R Weemaes, S Mentink. Purification of platinum and gold structures after electron-beam-induced deposition. (Poster)

2006: Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing (FEBIP) workshop, Delft, The Netherlands [link].
   A Botman, JJL Mulders, R Weemaes, S Mentink. Purification of platinum and gold structures after electron-beam-induced deposition. (Poster)

Theses

A. Botman
Towards high purity nanostructures from electron beam induced deposition of platinum PhD thesis, TU Delft (Netherlands), 2009 - full text at TU Delft | full text on this website

A. Botman
Fabrication of nanogaps for investigating the transport properties and I-V characteristics of individual molecules -- towards molecular devices M.Sci. thesis, Cavendish Labs, Cambridge University, 2004

Patents

Author on multiple US patents; please contact for details.