Controlling Dimensions of Nanowires
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsGraeme Scott, Kevin Dooley, Lorraine Byrne, Pat J. Reilly
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Abstract
Controlling dimensions of nanowires includes lithographically forming a trench in a layer of a polymer resin with a width less than one micrometer where the polymer resin has a thickness less than one micrometer and is deposited over an electrically conductive substrate, depositing a nanowire material within the trench to form a nanowire, and obtaining the nanowire from the trench with a removal mechanism.
Claims15
A method for controlling dimensions of nanowires, comprising:
- lithographically forming a trench in a layer of a polymer resin with a width less than one micrometer, said polymer resin comprising a thickness less than one micrometer and being deposited over an electrically conductive substrate;
- depositing a nanowire material within said trench to form a nanowire;
- and
- obtaining said nanowire from said trench with a removal mechanism.
A device with controlled dimensions of nanowires, comprising:
- a first electrode spaced apart with from a second electrode with a distance, and an electrically conductive pathway formed between said first and second electrode;
- said electrically conductive pathway comprising at least one nanowire being formed with a process that includes:
- lithographically forming a trench in a layer of a polymer resin with a width less than one micrometer, said polymer resin comprising a thickness less than one micrometer and being deposited over an electrically conductive substrate;
- depositing a nanowire material within said trench to form at least one nanowire;
- and
- obtaining said nanowire from said trench with a removal mechanism.
A system with controlled dimensions of nanowires, comprising:
- a first electrode spaced apart with from a second electrode with a distance, and at least one nanowire deposited between said first and second electrode to form an electrical pathway there between;
- said at least one nanowire comprising dimensions formed when nanowire materials were deposited in a lithographically formed trench in a polymer resin layer deposited over a conductive substrate;
- and
- said dimensions include a length to width ratio of at least one to a thousand and a width between 1 and 300 nanometers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.