Nanotube array electronic devices

Details Nanotube array electronic devices Nanotube array electronic devices

2007-02-13

2010-12-14

Potter, Roy K (Department: 2822)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Thin active physical layer which is

Heterojunction

C257S213000, C257SE29020

Reexamination Certificate

active

07851784

ABSTRACT:
The Nanotube Array Ballistic Transistors are disclosed, wherein the ballistic (without collisions) electron propagation along the nanotubes, grown normally to the substrate plane on the common metal electrode, is used for a new class of hybrid (solid state/vacuum) electronic devices. In the disclosed transistors, the array of nanotubes emits electrons into vacuum when electrons gain sufficient energy inside the nanotubes due to ballistic electron movement under the voltage applied to the nanotube ends.In the disclosed devices, planar layer deposition technology is used to form multilayer structures and attach two electrodes to the nanotubes ends.The ballistic transistor can also be used for making a new type of electron-emission display when a phosphor layer is deposited on the anode electrode.The non-ballistic nanotube array transistor, employing field-induced electron emission and the same planar layer deposition technique, is also disclosed, the device being considered to be a transistor approaching terahertz frequency range of operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6297063 (2001-10-01), Brown
patent: 6972467 (2005-12-01), Zhang et al.
patent: 6998634 (2006-02-01), Cheong et al.
patent: 7102157 (2006-09-01), Kastalsky
patent: 7151209 (2006-12-01), Empedocles
patent: 2002/0172820 (2002-11-01), Majumdar et al.
patent: 2003/0122133 (2003-07-01), Choi et al.
patent: 2004/0044235 (2004-03-01), Cheron et al.
patent: 2004/0058153 (2004-03-01), Ren et al.
patent: 2005/0056877 (2005-03-01), Rueckes et al.
patent: 2005/0161662 (2005-07-01), Majumdar et al.
patent: 2005/0167755 (2005-08-01), Dubin et al.
patent: 2005/0230270 (2005-10-01), Ren et al.
patent: 2006/0169972 (2006-08-01), Furukawa et al.
patent: 2006/0220141 (2006-10-01), Besser
patent: 2007/0032051 (2007-02-01), Lieber et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Nanotube array electronic devices does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Nanotube array electronic devices, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Nanotube array electronic devices will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4207992