Diamondoid-based components in nanoscale construction
AssigneeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Carlson, Jeremy E. Dahl, Shenggao Liu
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Abstract
Novel diamondoid-based components that may be used in nanoscale construction are disclosed. Such components include rods, brackets, screws, gears, rotors, and impellers. Subassemblies (or subsystems) may comprise one or more diamondoid components. Exemplary subassemblies include atomic force microscope tips, molecular tachometers and signal waveform generators, and self-assembling cellular membrane pores and channels.
Claims20
A nanoscale device comprising at least one diamonod-based component selected from the group consisting of rods, brackets, screws, and gears.
A nanoscale device comprising at least one rod-shaped diamondoid for use as a structural member in nanoscale construction, the rod-shaped diamondoid having an even number of adamantane subunits, and displaying the following pattern when its constitutent carbon atoms are projected onto the (110) crystallographic plane of the diamond lattice structure:
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- wherein the atoms that project onto positions 57 and 58 are secondary carbons;
- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 51, 54 are tertiary carbons, and quaternary carbons If they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 51, 54;
- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 52, 56 are secondary and tertiary, respectively, and tertiary carbons if they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 52, 56;
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- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 53, 55 are secondary and tertiary, respectively, and tertiary carbons if they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 53, 55.
A nanoscale device comprising at least one rod-shaped diamondoid for use as a structural member in nanoscale construction, the rod-shaped diamondoid having an odd number of adamantane subunits, and displaying the following pattern when its constitutent carbon atoms are projected onto the (110) crystallographic plane of the diamond lattice structure:
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- wherein the atoms that project onto positions 57 and 58 are secondary carbons;
- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 51, 54 are tertiary carbons, and quaternary carbons if they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 51, 54;
- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 52, 56 are secondary carbons, and tertiary carbons if they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 52, 56;
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- the two atoms from the ends of a chain that project onto positions 53, 55 are secondary carbons, and tertiary carbons if they are in the middle of the chain that projects onto the positions 53, 55.
A nanoscale device comprising at least one bracket-shaped diamondoid selected from the group consisting of an “L” shaped component, a “Y” shaped component, an “X” shaped component, a “+” shaped component, and a “Z” shaped component.
A nanoscale device having at least one screw-shaped diamondoid.
A nanoscale device having at least one disc-shaped diamondoid for use as a gear, rotor, or impeller, the disc-shaped diamondoid displaying the following pattern when its constitutent carbon atoms are projected onto the (111) crystallographic plane of the diamond lattice structure:
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- wherein the atoms that project onto positions 801, 802 are quaternary carbons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.