FIT4NANO---Focused Ion Technology for functional nanomaterials

FIT4NANO[1] is a European COST[2] network of researchers with the aim to further
develop focused ion beam (FIB) technology for the fabrication and characterization of
functional nanomaterials. This will help to further strengthen Europe’s leading role in
the evolution of this enabling technology. FIBs are enabling research in numerous
fields including semiconductor technology, quantum sensing and communication,
development of devices based on 2D materials, photonic and phononic crystals,
health and biology as well as raw materials, structural materials and space
applications.
The Action comprises three groups of academic and industrial researchers. First,
there is the group of developers of new focused ion beam sources, optics, detectors
and spectrometers as well as add-ons for in-situ and in-operando experiments. The
second and biggest group is applying FIBs to materials science, health and other
research challenges, utilizing bleeding edge developments provided by group one.
Both groups are supported by the third group that provides the software tools to
understand and predict ion solid interaction effects at the nanoscale.
The instruments and methods developed by the Action are shared with stakeholders
around the globe and a new FIB road-map will showcase current and future develop-
ments of this enabling technology for materials characterization and fabrication.
[1] https://www.fit4nano.eu.
[2] https:/www.cost.eu/actions/CA19140