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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Alex Karlwalter Zettl, Kensington, CA (US);
Alex Karlwalter Zettl, Kensington, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A device for storing data using nanoparticle shuttle memory having a nanotube. The nanotube has a first end and a second end. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first end of the nanotube. A second electrode is electrically connected to the second end of the nanotube. The nanotube has an enclosed nanoparticle shuttle. A switched voltage source is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, whereby a voltage may be controllably applied across the nanotube. A resistance meter is also connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, whereby the electrical resistance across the nanotube can be determined.