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US 7,582,975 B1Granted
Nanowire device and method of making the same
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsTheodore I. Kamins, Philip J. Kuekes, Carrie L. Donley, Jason J. Blackstock
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Abstract
A nanowire device includes a nanowire formed between two surfaces, and a gap formed at a predetermined location in the nanowire.
Claims20
A nanowire device, comprising:
- a nanowire formed between two surfaces;
- a gap formed at a predetermined location in the nanowire;
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- a protective layer established on each surface of the nanowire without being established on ends of the nanowire adjacent to the gap or adjacent to the two surfaces.
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A method of forming a nanowire device, the method comprising:
- establishing a nanowire having a selectively removable segment between two surfaces;
- removing the selectively removable segment, thereby forming a gap in the nanowire;
- and
- establishing a protective layer on each surface of the nanowire without being established on ends of the nanowire adjacent to the gap or adjacent to the two surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.