Nano-gripper and method of producing same
US7322622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/962
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The nano-gripper of the present invention comprises (i) a pair of arms 71 and 71 disposed side by side, each arm 71 having a face at its front end, the front-end faces of the arms 71 and 71 facing each other, (ii) and a protrusion 72 with a tip formed on the front-end face of each arm, the tips of the protrusions 72 and 72 facing each other, the radius of curvature of each tip being 50 nanometers or less. Each protrusion 72 is a triangular-pyramidal silicon crystal with (001), (100), and (111) side faces.
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