Fabricating an apparatus for use in a sensing application
US9377409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method of fabricating an apparatus for use in a sensing application, a plurality of nano-fingers are formed on a substrate and a Raman-active material nano-particle is formed on respective tips of the nano-fingers. In addition, the Raman-active material nano-particles on the tips of adjacent ones of the nano-fingers are caused to come into contact with the Raman-active material nano-particle on the tip of at least another one of the plurality of nano-fingers to form respective clusters and the clusters of Raman-active material nano-particles are transferred to a component layer from the plurality of nano-fingers while maintaining a spatial relationship between the contacting Raman-active material nano-particles.
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