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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2010
Applicants:

Kwanyong Seo, Cambridge, MA (US);

Paul Steinvurzel, Boston, MA (US);

Ethan Schonbrun, Newton Highlands, MA (US);

Munib Wober, Topsfield, MA (US);

Kenneth B. Crozier, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Kwanyong Seo, Cambridge, MA (US);

Paul Steinvurzel, Boston, MA (US);

Ethan Schonbrun, Newton Highlands, MA (US);

Munib Wober, Topsfield, MA (US);

Kenneth B. Crozier, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignees:

PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA (US);

ZENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to fabricating one or more nanowires are disclosed. One method for fabricating a nanowire includes: selecting a particular wavelength of electromagnetic radiation for absorption for a nanowire; determining a diameter corresponding to the particular wavelength; and fabricating a nanowire having the determined diameter. According to another embodiment, one or more nanowires may be fabricated in an array, each having the same or different determined diameters. An image sensor and method of imaging using such an array are also disclosed.


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