Carbon tips with expanded bases grown with simultaneous application of carbon source and etchant gases
US6649431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/939
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for carbon tips with expanded bases. A method includes producing an expanded based carbon containing tip including: fabricating a carbon containing expanded base on a substrate; and then fabricating a carbon containing fiber on the expanded base. An apparatus includes a carbon containing expanded base coupled to a substrate; and a carbon containing fiber coupled to said carbon containing expanded base.
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