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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Guy Cohen, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Mark C. Reuter, Montrose, NY (US);
Brent A. Wacaser, Garrison, NY (US);
Maha M. Khayyat, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Guy Cohen, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Mark C. Reuter, Montrose, NY (US);
Brent A. Wacaser, Garrison, NY (US);
Maha M. Khayyat, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, SA;
Abstract
A high resolution AFM tip is provided which includes an AFM probe including a semiconductor cantilever having a semiconductor pyramid extending upward from a surface of the semiconductor cantilever, the semiconductor pyramid having an apex. The AFM tip also includes a single Al-doped semiconductor nanowire on the exposed apex of the semiconductor pyramid, wherein the single Al-doped semiconductor nanowire is epitaxial with respect to the apex of the semiconductor pyramid.