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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Ravi F. Saraf, Lincoln, NE (US);
Sanjun Niu, Mundelein, IL (US);
Vikas Berry, Manhattan, KS (US);
Vivek Maheshwari, Lincoln, NE (US);
Ravi F. Saraf, Lincoln, NE (US);
Sanjun Niu, Mundelein, IL (US);
Vikas Berry, Manhattan, KS (US);
Vivek Maheshwari, Lincoln, NE (US);
Nutech Ventures, Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a single-electron device composed of a necklace of about 5000 nanoparticles. The linear necklace is self-assembled by interfacial phenomena along a triple-phase line of fiber, a substrate and electrolyte containing nanoparticles. A variety of combinations of nanoparticles, such as Au and CdS nanoparticles, may be used to form a necklace. The I-V measurements on the system show both coulomb blockade and staircase, with high currents and high threshold voltage of 1-3 V. The present invention also provides methods for constructing such a device.