公开(公告)号：US07170055B1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-30

申请号：US11206672

申请日：2005-08-18

Applicant: Zhifeng Deng ,  Erhan Yenilmez ,  Kathryn Moler

Inventor： Zhifeng Deng ,  Erhan Yenilmez ,  Kathryn Moler

IPC: G01B9/00 ,  G01N23/00

CPC classification number: G01N23/2251 ,  G01Q60/54 ,  G01Q70/12

Abstract: Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, nanotube tips are coated with metal. In some applications, the metal coating facilitates the resolution of nano-scale magnetic features, such as features smaller than about 20 nanometers. In another embodiment, such metal-coated nanotubes are implemented with magnetic force microscopy (MFM) applications and adapted for implementation with structures and arrangements exhibiting a high aspect ratio, facilitating quantitative analysis of MFM data.

Abstract translation: 纳米管和基于纳米管的器件可以在各种应用中实现。 根据本发明的示例性实施例，用金属涂覆纳米管尖端。 在一些应用中，金属涂层有助于纳米尺度磁特征的分辨率，例如小于约20纳米的特征。 在另一个实施方案中，这种金属涂覆的纳米管是用磁力显微镜（MFM）应用来实现的，并适用于实现具有高纵横比的结构和布置，有助于MFM数据的定量分析。