Patent ID: 7064341
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: B82Y,G01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A coated nanotube surface signal probe characterized in that said probe comprises a nanotube ( 24 ), a holder ( 2 a ) which holds said nanotube ( 24 ), and a coating film ( 29 ) fastening a base end portion ( 24 b ) of said nanotube ( 24 ) to a surface of said holder with a tip end portion ( 24 a ) of said nanotube ( 24 ) being caused to protrude from said holder ( 2 a ) wherein said probe is assembled by direct observation in an electron microscope, said coating film is formed by irradiating a base end portion of said nanotube ( 24 ) with an electron beam in said electron microscope so as to fasten said nanotube ( 24 ) to said holder ( 2 a ) by said resulting coating film ( 29 ), and said tip end portion ( 24 a ) is used as a probe needle so as to scan surface signals.