University of Florida Research Foundation Inc

Amit Kumar Singh

Brij M Moudgil

Vijay Krishna

Benjamin L Koopman

Huabei Jiang

Parvesh Sharma

Stephen R Grobmyer

Qizhi Zhang

Iwakuma Nobutaka

Qiang Wang

Fullerenes, when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, generate acoustic waves. A photoacoustic tomography method using a material comprising fullerenes is disclosed that includes irradiating the material with a radiation beam such as a laser. The resultant photoacoustic effect produced by the material is detected by at least one detector. A photoacoustic tomography system using a material comprising fullerenes is also described.

Use of fullerenes in photoacoustic imaging

A method for electron beam nanolithography without the need for development step involves depositing a film of a resist comprising functionalized fullerenes on a substrate, and writing features by exposure to an electron beam with an accelerating voltage and dose rate sufficient to promote heating or thermal degradation of the functionalized fullerene in the irradiated volume such that a pattern is generated without a subsequent development step or with an aqueous developer. Lithographic features of about 1 nm or greater can be formed.

Functionalized fullerenes for nanolithography applications

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