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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Jinyao Tang, New York, NY (US);
Samuel J. Wind, White Plains, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jinyao Tang, New York, NY (US);
Samuel J. Wind, White Plains, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/441 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for fabricating nanoscale electrodes separated by a nanogap, wherein the gap size may be controlled with high precision using a self-aligning aluminum oxide mask, such that the gap width depends upon the thickness of the aluminum oxide mask. The invention also provides methods for using the nanoscale electrodes.