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US 7,803,698 B2Granted
Methods for controlling catalyst nanoparticle positioning and apparatus for growing a nanowire
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTheodore I. Kamins
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Abstract
A method for controlling catalyst nanoparticle positioning includes establishing a mask layer on a post such that a portion of a vertical surface of the post remains exposed. The method further includes establishing a catalyst nanoparticle material on the mask layer and directly adjacent at least a portion of the exposed portion of the vertical surface.
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A method for controlling catalyst nanoparticle positioning, the method comprising:
- establishing a mask layer on a post such that a portion of a vertical surface of the post remains exposed;
- establishing a catalyst nanoparticle material adjacent the mask layer and directly adjacent at least a portion of the exposed portion of the vertical surface;
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- removing at least a portion of the mask layer.
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