Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a bottom-up type nano-device in which a reaction is initiated from potential singular points on a substrate, and wherein compound molecules are arranged with regularity and a chain reaction is accelerated utilizing the sequence pattern of the potential singular points, specifically, the process comprises a step of producing potential singular points that involves placing potential singular points on a substrate and a contact step of contacting a compound having a functional group which interacts with the fore-mentioned potential singular points.

Abstract: The object of the disclosure is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrochemical apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrochemical cell holding an electrolytic solution and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 ?m, by allowing the electrochemical cell to hold an electrolytic solution containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

Abstract: The object of the disclosure is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrochemical apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrochemical cell holding an electrolytic solution and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 ?m, by allowing the electrochemical cell to hold an electrolytic solution containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

Abstract: A multicharged ions generating source that is easy to manufacture, excellent in controllability and maintainability, high in degree of ionization and large in beam intensity and a charged particle beam apparatus using the same are disclosed. The multicharged ions generating source includes an ion source electrode (3) comprising an electron source (4), a drift tube (5) that constitutes an ion trapping region and a collector (6), a superconducting magnet (11) for ion entrapment, an ion infeed means (20, 22), a first vacuum chamber (2) receiving the ion source electrode (3), a second vacuum chamber (10) receiving the superconducting magnet (11), and a vacuum pumping unit (15, 16) provided for each of the first and second vacuum chambers. The first and the second vacuum chambers (2) and (10) are made removable from each other, and only the ion source electrode (3) to be held at extremely high vacuum can be baked for degassing.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrolytic apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrolytic cell holding an electrolyte and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 ?m, by allowing the electrolytic cell to hold an electrolyte containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

Abstract: A multicharged ions generating source that is easy to manufacture, excellent in controllability and maintainability, high in degree of ionization and large in beam intensity and a charged particle beam apparatus using the same are disclosed. The multicharged ions generating source includes an ion source electrode (3) comprising an electron source (4), a drift tube (5) that constitutes an ion trapping region and a collector (6), a superconducting magnet (11) for ion entrapment, an ion infeed means (20, 22), a first vacuum chamber (2) receiving the ion source electrode (3), a second vacuum chamber (10) receiving the superconducting magnet (11), and a vacuum pumping unit (15, 16) provided for each of the first and second vacuum chambers. The first and the second vacuum chambers (2) and (10) are made removable from each other, and only the ion source electrode (3) to be held at extremely high vacuum can be baked for degassing.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrolytic apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrolytic cell holding an electrolyte and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 ?m, by allowing the electrolytic cell to hold an electrolyte containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of effectively producing a nano-particle and a nano-wire, and others. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing a molecular device including: the use of a molecular structure having a higher atomic density in the periphery than in the interior and bonding residues in the periphery; and a step of crosslinking the bonding residues, and the method of producing a molecular device according to claim 1, characterized in that the molecular structure is constituted by a skeleton portion having a skeleton structure, and a terminal portion which is arranged in the outer shell of the skeleton portion, has a higher atomic density than that of the skeleton portion and has bonding residues; and that in the step of crosslinking the bonding residues, the bonding residues in the terminal portion of the molecular structure are crosslinked to form the molecular structure into a shell structure, and others.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of effectively producing a nano-particle and a nano-wire, and others. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing a molecular device including: the use of a molecular structure having a higher atomic density in the periphery than in the interior and bonding residues in the periphery; and a step of crosslinking the bonding residues, and the method of producing a molecular device according to claim 1, characterized in that the molecular structure is constituted by a skeleton portion having a skeleton structure, and a terminal portion which is arranged in the outer shell of the skeleton portion, has a higher atomic density than that of the skeleton portion and has bonding residues; and that in the step of crosslinking the bonding residues, the bonding residues in the terminal portion of the molecular structure are crosslinked to form the molecular structure into a shell structure, and others.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of effectively producing a nano-particle and a nano-wire, and others. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing a molecular device including: the use of a molecular structure having a higher atomic density in the periphery than in the interior and bonding residues in the periphery; and a step of crosslinking the bonding residues, and the method of producing a molecular device according to claim 1, characterized in that the molecular structure is constituted by a skeleton portion having a skeleton structure, and a terminal portion which is arranged in the outer shell of the skeleton portion, has a higher atomic density than that of the skeleton portion and has bonding residues; and that in the step of crosslinking the bonding residues, the bonding residues in the terminal portion of the molecular structure are crosslinked to form the molecular structure into a shell structure, and others.

Abstract: External energy is fed to N-[3-{3,5-bis{3,5-bis[3,5-bis(4-mercaptobenzylthio)benzylthio]benzylthio}benzyloxy}-propionyl-4-nitro-1-naphthylamine (18a) being a molecule capable of photosensitization as an intermediate excitation medium, fixed on support (12) of a metal, so as to photosensitized molecule of excited triplet state (18b), thereby inducing an excited triplet energy transfer from this photosensitized molecule to first molecule (28a) having a residue capable of bonding. The first molecule (28b) having thus been excited by the excited triplet energy transfer is bonded with second molecule (30) having a residue capable of bonding which is a bonding object to be bonded with the first molecule.

Abstract: Abstract: A probe comprising support (12) of a gold wire and, fixed thereon, intermediate excited medium (18a) having been excited to an excited triplet state by supply of external energy thereto, wherein transfer of excited triplet energy is effected from the intermediate excited medium toward a first molecule having a residue with bonding capability. The first molecule having thus been excited by the transfer of excited triplet energy is bonded with a second molecule having a residue with bonding capability as a bonding target to be bonded with the first molecule.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel thioether dendritic molecules which respond immediately by emission of light when stimulated with light or electric energy.

Abstract: A method of easily manufacturing a nano-gap electrode by using a focused ion beam lithography includes a layer depositing step of depositing an electrode layer and a metal mask layer in this order on an insulating substrate, a mask pattern forming step of etching the metal mask layer by using the focused ion beam and thereby forming a mask pattern, a dry etching step of transferring a pattern to the electrode layer by dry etching, and a wet etching step of removing the metal mask layer by using a solution that selectively dissolves the metal mask layer compared to the electrode layer.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for generation of a molecular beam from a sample solution, comprising steps of operating a spray-in device to introduce the sample solution in atomized state into a spray chamber, impinging a suitable gas on the sample solution in atomized state or heating the sample solution in atomized state to generate solute molecules deprived of solvent molecules, and then ejecting these solute molecules through an orifice into a low air pressure chamber. The apparatus as well as the method according to the present invention enable to generate a molecular beam for a variety of molecules, particularly for the neutral molecules which can be decomposed by heating at a high temperature or those which can not be sublimated or vaporized even by heating at a high temperature, as long as the sample solutions are prepared.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of effectively producing a nano-particle and a nano-wire, and others. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing a molecular device including: the use of a molecular structure having a higher atomic density in the periphery than in the interior and bonding residues in the periphery; and a step of crosslinking the bonding residues, and the method of producing a molecular device according to claim 1, characterized in that the molecular structure is constituted by a skeleton portion having a skeleton structure, and a terminal portion which is arranged in the outer shell of the skeleton portion, has a higher atomic density than that of the skeleton portion and has bonding residues; and that in the step of crosslinking the bonding residues, the bonding residues in the terminal portion of the molecular structure are crosslinked to form the molecular structure into a shell structure, and others.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for generation of a molecular beam from a ample solution, comprising steps of operating a spray-in device to introduce the sample solution in atomized state into a spray chamber, impinging a suitable gas on the sample solution in atomized state or heating the sample solution in atomized state to generate solute molecules deprived of solvent molecules, and then ejecting these solute molecules through an orifice into a low air pressure chamber. The apparatus as well as the method according to the present invention enable to generate a molecular beam for a variety of molecules, particularly for the neutral molecules which can be decomposed by heating at a high temperature or those which can not be sublimated or vaporized even by heating at a high temperature, as long as the sample solutions are prepared.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrolytic apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrolytic cell holding an electrolyte and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 ?m, by allowing the electrolytic cell to hold an electrolyte containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for generation of a molecular beam from a sample solution, comprising steps of operating a spray-in device to introduce the sample solution in atomized state into a spray chamber, impinging a suitable gas on the sample solution in atomized state or heating the sample solution in atomized state to generate solute molecules deprived of solvent molecules, and then ejecting these solute molecules through an orifice into a low air pressure chamber. The apparatus as well as the method according to the present invention enable to generate a molecular beam for a variety of molecules, particularly for the neutral molecules which can be decomposed by heating at a high temperature or those which can not be sublimated or vaporized even by heating at a high temperature, as long as the sample solutions are prepared.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a bottom-up type nano-device in which a reaction is initiated from potential singular points on a substrate, and wherein compound molecules are arranged with regularity and a chain reaction is accelerated utilizing the sequence pattern of the potential singular points, specifically, the process comprises a step of producing potential singular points that involves placing potential singular points on a substrate and a contact step of contacting a compound having a functional group which interacts with the fore-mentioned potential singular points.