Direct write, tip-based patterning method that uses the tip of an AFM probe to act as a pen and deposit molecules on a surface.
Note: The ink used in dip-pen
nanolithography often consists of thiols that self-assemble on surfaces.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1871 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)