Diamond electrode nanogap transducers

US9322798B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Oguz H. Elibol · Sunnyvale, US
• Onur Can Akkaya · Stanford, US
• Grace Credo · San Mateo, US
• Jonathan S. Daniels · Palo Alto, US
• Noureddine Tayebi · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B82Y15/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide transducers capable of transducing redox active chemical signals into electrical signals. Transducers comprise two electrodes separated by a nanogap. At least one electrode is comprised of conducting diamond. Methods of fabricating nanogap transducers and arrays of nanogap transducers are provided. Arrays of individually addressable nanogap transducers can be disposed on integrated circuit chips and operably coupled to the integrated circuit chip.