Patent ID: 6413440
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A process for manufacturing an electrode (1) comprising creating a surface structure having at least one tip (3) or edge (4) on a substrate (2), forming a supply channel (9) in the substrate (2), such that the supply channel opens in close proximity to the tip (3) or edge (4) on a surface of the substrate, supplying a chemical through the supply channel (9), such that the chemical emerges at the tip (3) or edge (4), the chemical being one which upon irradiation with electromagnetic and/or particle radiation precipitates out an electrically conducting material, and irradiating the chemical in an area of the tip (3) or edge (4) with electromagnetic and/or particle radiation to precipitate out the electrically conducting material at the tip (3) or edge (4).