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View article: Controlled fabrication of gaps in electrically conducting structures
Controlled fabrication of gaps in electrically conducting structures Open
A method for controlling a gap in an electrically conducting solid state structure provided with a gap. The structure is exposed to a fabrication process environment conditions of which are selected to alter an extent of the gap. During ex…
View article: Patterning by energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers and solid state chemical reactions produced with such layers
Patterning by energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers and solid state chemical reactions produced with such layers Open
The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer b…
View article: Lift-off patterning processing employing energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers
Lift-off patterning processing employing energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers Open
The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer b…
View article: Material deposition techniques for control of solid state aperture surface properties
Material deposition techniques for control of solid state aperture surface properties Open
The invention provides a method for molecular analysis. In the method, sidewalls are formed extending through a structure between two structure surfaces, to define an aperture. A layer of material is deposited on the aperture sidewalls and…
View article: Lift-off patterning processes employing energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers
Lift-off patterning processes employing energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers Open
The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer b…
View article: Nanotube processing employing solid-condensed-gas-layers
Nanotube processing employing solid-condensed-gas-layers Open
In a method for processing a nanotube, a vapor is condensed to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the nanotube and then at least one selected region of the condensate layer is locally removed by directing a beam of energy at the sele…
View article: The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing
The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing Open
A nanopore-based device provides single-molecule detection and analytical capabilities that are achieved by electrophoretically driving molecules in solution through a nano-scale pore. The nanopore provides a highly confined space within w…
View article: Ice Lithography for Nanodevices
Ice Lithography for Nanodevices Open
We report the successful application of a new approach, ice lithography (IL), to fabricate nanoscale devices. The entire IL process takes place inside a modified scanning electron microscope (SEM), where a vapor-deposited film of water ice…
View article: Fracture faces of frozen membranes: 50th anniversary
Fracture faces of frozen membranes: 50th anniversary Open
In 1961, the development of an improved freeze-etching (FE) procedure to prepare rapidly frozen biological cells or tissues for electron microscopy raised two important questions. How does a frozen cell membrane fracture? What do the exten…