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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Zhiyong LI, Redwood City, CA (US);
Min HU, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zhiyong Li, Redwood City, CA (US);
Min Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement devicefor surface-enhanced luminescence. The self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement devicefor surface-enhanced luminescence includes a substrate, and a pluralityof flexible columnar structures. A flexible columnar structure-of the pluralityincludes a flexible column-A, and a metallic cap-B coupled to the apex-C of the flexible column-A. At least the flexible columnar structure-and a second flexible columnar structure-are configured to self-arrange into a close-packed configuration with at least one molecule-disposed between at least the metallic cap-B and a second metallic cap-B of respective flexible columnar structure-and second flexible columnar structure-