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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Aaron D. Franklin, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Joshua T. Smith, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
George S. Tulevski, White Plains, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); H01B 13/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 13/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H05K 1/0296 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/742 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming an electrode is disclosed. A carbon nanotube is deposited on a substrate. A section of the carbon nanotube is removed to form at least one exposed end defining a first gap. A metal is deposited at the at least one exposed end to form the electrode that defines a second gap.