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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Saleem Zaidi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joseph W. Tringe, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Ganesh Vanamu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rajiv Prinja, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Saleem Zaidi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joseph W. Tringe, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Ganesh Vanamu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rajiv Prinja, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A nanostructure includes a nanowire having metallic spheres formed therein, the spheres being characterized as having at least one of about a uniform diameter and about a uniform spacing there between. A nanostructure in another embodiment includes a substrate having an area with a nanofeature; and a nanowire extending from the nanofeature, the nanowire having metallic spheres formed therein, the spheres being characterized as having at least one of about a uniform diameter and about a uniform spacing there between. A method for forming a nanostructure is also presented. A method for reading and writing data is also presented. A method for preparing nanoparticles is also presented.