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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2010
Joseph M. Jacobson, Newton, MA (US);
Jae-bum Joo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jon Varsanik, Allston, MA (US);
Vikrant Agnihotri, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Joseph M. Jacobson, Newton, MA (US);
Jae-bum Joo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jon Varsanik, Allston, MA (US);
Vikrant Agnihotri, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A process for forming nanostructures comprises generating charged nanoparticles with an electrospray system and introduction of the charged nanoparticles to a substrate, so that the particles adhere to the substrate in order to form the desired structure. The charged nanoparticles may be directed to a target position by at least one deflector in the electrospray apparatus, which may also include a column optic system. The adhered nanoparticles may be sintered to form the structure. The electrospray apparatus may be single source, multi-source injection, or multi-source selection. An array of electrospray apparatuses with deflectors may be used concurrently to form the structure.