Fabrication of nanotube microscopy tips
US6716409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/876
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of fabricating SWNT probes for use in atomic force microscopy is disclosed. In one embodiment, the SWNT's are fabricated using a metallic salt solution. In another embodiment, the SWNT's are fabricated using metallic colloids.
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