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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Andrew Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul D. Swanson, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles H. Tally, IV, San Diego, CA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method involves applying a voltage to a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface separated by a conductive surface gap of a distance greater than the distance required to produce a tunneling current between the first and second conductive surfaces when the voltage is applied, and using angled deposition to deposit conductive material on the first and second conductive surfaces to narrow the conductive surface gap until a tunneling current appears across the first and second conductive surfaces responsive to the applied voltage.