Heat micromanipulation of micro-objects and micro-organisms using a novel Peltier device

Toru Anzai; Shigeo Yamaguchi

doi:10.1117/1.3151998

1 April 2009 Heat micromanipulation of micro-objects and micro-organisms using a novel Peltier device

Toru Anzai, Shigeo Yamaguchi

Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 8, Issue 2, 021115 (April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3151998

Abstract

A novel thermoelectric cooling/heating device was proposed and fabricated as an alternative to the conventional π-type device. The novel device is the first since the conventional π-type structure was fabricated a half-century ago. The structure includes a sharp tip that is positioned between p- and n-type Bi₂Te₃ bulks, and the tip can easily be exchanged when different targets are cooled or heated. The tip sizes are 50-100 µm when a copper tip is used and 100 nm when a cantilever is used. The tip temperature reached −36.3 °C during cooling and 251.5 °C during heating. Our device is useful not only for cooling/heating micro-objects but also for heat manipulation of micro-organisms.

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Toru Anzai and Shigeo Yamaguchi "Heat micromanipulation of micro-objects and micro-organisms using a novel Peltier device," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 8(2), 021115 (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3151998

Published: 1 April 2009

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