METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING NANO-OBJECTS WITH ASPECT RATIOS

    公开(公告)号:SG11201402453YA

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-27

    申请号:SG11201402453Y

    申请日:2013-04-25

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method for positioning nano-objects on a surface and an apparatus for implementing the method. The method includes: providing a first surface and a second surface in a position facing each other, where one or more of the surfaces exhibits one or more position structures having dimensions on the nanoscale; providing an ionic liquid suspension of the nano-objects between the two surfaces, where the suspension comprises two electrical double layers each formed at an interface with a respective one of the two surfaces, and the surfaces have electrical charges of the same sign; enabling the nano-objects in the suspension to position according to a potential energy resulting from the electrical charge of the two surfaces; and depositing one or more of the nano-objects on the first surface according to the positioning structures by shifting the minima of the potential energy towards the first surface.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING NANO-OBJECTS WITH ASPECT RATIOS

    公开(公告)号:CA2868577A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-07

    申请号:CA2868577

    申请日:2013-04-25

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to apparatuses and methods for positioning nano- objects (20) on a surface. The method comprises: providing (S10 S50) two surfaces (15, 17) including a first surface (15) and a second surface (17) in vis-à-vis, wherein at least one of the two surfaces exhibits one or more positioning structures (16, 16a) having dimensions on the nanoscale; and a ionic liquid suspension (30) of the nano-objects between the two surfaces, wherein each of the surfaces forms an electrical double layer with the ionic liquid suspension, each of the two surfaces having a same electrical charge sign; and letting (S60) nano-objects in the suspension position according to a potential energy (31) resulting from the electrical charge of the two surfaces and depositing (S70) one or more of the nano-objects on the first surface according to the positioning structures, by shifting minima (32) of the potential energy towards the first surface.

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