Patent ID: 8795496
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B82B,B82Y,G01Q

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a one-dimensional nano-structure-based device, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a solution containing one-dimensional nano-structures and a liquid solvent; providing a pair of electrical conductors each having a tip, the tips thereof being spaced apart from each other; placing the solution between the tips of the electrical conductors so that the tips are interconnected by the solution; supplying a voltage between the pair of electrical conductors so that an electrical field is correspondingly established between the tips of the electrical conductors, and the one-dimensional nano-structures in the solution are stretched by the electrical field and extend toward the tips of the electrical conductors thereby at least one one-dimensional nano-structure is in contact with and located between the tips of the electrical conductors; determining whether the one-dimensional nano-structure in the liquid solvent is interconnected between the tips of the electrical conductorsl, wherein the determining step comprises connecting a resistor in series with the electrical conductors, and connecting an oscillograph in parallel with the resistance for displaying an electric current flowing through the resistor so as to indicate whether the one-dimensional nano-structure is interconnected between the tips; and applying an external energy to at least one of the electrical conductors and the at least one one-dimensional nano-structure so as to disconnect the electrical conductors from each other thereby obtaining at least one electrical conductor having the tip with one-dimensional nano-structure connected therewith, wherein the external energy is a laser, an electric current, or a high temperature.