Coated nanotube surface signal probe

Details Coated nanotube surface signal probe Coated nanotube surface signal probe

2006-06-20

2006-06-20

Lee, John R. (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Irradiation of objects or material

Ion or electron beam irradiation

C313S310000, C073S001890, C436S164000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07064341

ABSTRACT:
The coated nanotube surface signal probe constructed from a nanotube, a holder which holds the nanotube, a coating film fastening a base end portion of the nanotube to a surface of the holder by way of adhering the base end portion on the surface of holder in a range of a base end portion length with an electric contact state and covering a specified region including the base end portion with the coating film maintaining the electric contact state between the nanotube and the holder, a tip end portion of the nanotube being caused to protrude from the holder; and the tip end portion is used as a probe needle so as to scan surface signals. The coated nanotube surface signal probe can be used as a probe in AFM (Atomic Force Microscope), STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) other SPM (Scanning Probe Microscope).

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