Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of uniformly depositing nanoparticles over a wide surface area of a substrate. SOLUTION: The method of positioning nanoparticles on a patterned substrate is provided. The method comprises a step for providing a patterned substrate with selectively positioned recesses, and a step for applying a solution or suspension of the nanoparticles to the patterned substrate to form a wetted substrate. A wiper member scrapes away the surface of the wetted substrate to remove a portion of the applied nanoparticles from the wetted substrate, and leaving a substantial number of the remaining portion of the applied nanoparticles disposed in the selectively positioned recesses of the substrate. A method of making carbon nanotubes from the positioned nanoparticles is also provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods for uniformly depositing nanoparticles on a substrate over large areas.SOLUTION: The invention is directed to a method for positioning the nanoparticles on a patterned substrate. The method comprises: a step of providing a patterned substrate with selectively positioned recesses; and a step of applying a solution or suspension of the nanoparticles to the patterned substrate to form a wetted substrate. A wiper member is dragged across the surface of the wetted substrate to remove a portion of the applied nanoparticles from the wetted substrate, and then a substantial number of the remaining portion of the applied nanoparticles are left disposed in the selectively positioned recesses of the substrate. The invention is also directed to a method of making carbon nanotubes from the positioned nanoparticles.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a self-assembled pattern on a surface of a substrate. SOLUTION: First, a block copolymer layer, which comprises a block copolymer having two or more immiscible polymeric block components, is applied onto a substrate that comprises a substrate surface with a trench therein. The trench specifically includes at least one narrow region flanked by two wide regions, and wherein the trench has a width variation of more than 50%. Annealing is subsequently carried out to effectuate phase separation between the two or more immiscible polymeric block components in the block copolymer layer, thereby forming periodic patterns that are defined by repeating structural units. Specifically, the periodic patterns at the narrow region of the trench are aligned in a predetermined direction and are essentially free of defects. Block copolymer films formed by the above-described method as well as semiconductor structures comprising such block copolymer films are also provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The present invention proposes a new type of single-transistor memory device, which stores information using the polarization of a ferroelectric material. The device is a floating-gate FET, with a ferroelectric material positioned between the gate and the floating gate, and a resistance, preferably in the form of a thin SiO2 dielectric between the floating gate and the transistor channel. Unlike previous designs, in this device the floating gate is both capacitively and resistively coupled to the transistor channel, which enables the device to be both read and written using low voltages. This device offers significant advantages for operation at low voltages and at high speeds, for repeated cycling of over 1010 times, since device durability is limited by the ferroelectric endurance rather than oxide breakdown, and for integration at gigabit densities.