Nanotube arrangements and methods therefor

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2007-01-30

2007-01-30

Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Inspection of solids or liquids by charged particles

C250S307000, C073S104000, C073S105000

Reexamination Certificate

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11206672

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.

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