Apparatus and method for dispersing nano-elements to assemble a device

A method of assembling a conductive device having a first charge-receptive area of a support surface to which one of a first plurality of elongated nano-elements has attached, comprising the steps of:

• applying a first charge to the first charge-receptive area to attract a first end-portion of the one nano-element;
• and
• dispersing from a nozzle, the plurality of elongated nano-elements distributed within a carrier-fluid initially contained in a reservoir, such that the nano-elements pass through an electromagnetic field for imparting a preselected charge thereto and toward the first charge-receptive area.

A method of assembling a conductive device having a first pattern of charge-receptive areas of a support surface to which a first and second of a first plurality of elongated nano-elements has attached, comprising the steps of:

• applying a first charge to at least a first and second charge-receptive area of the first pattern to attract a respective first and second nano-element;
• and
• dispersing from a nozzle, the plurality of elongated nano-elements distributed within a carrier-fluid initially contained in a reservoir, such that the nano-elements pass through an electromagnetic field for imparting a preselected charge thereto and toward said first and second charge-receptive areas.