Patent ID: 7781764

Claim:
A nanometric device for the measurement of the electrical conductivity of individual molecules and their quantum effects consisting of: a substrate surmounted by, in order, a barrier to diffusion layer, an electrically conductive layer, a “bounder” layer and an electrically insulating layer; and a suitable miniaturized probe; wherein the “bounder” layer and the electrically insulating layer have at least one nanometric pore formed within, the base of which consists of the electrically conductive layer; each of the individual molecules is housed inside one nanometric pore and are attached on one end to the electrically conductive layer, and on the other end to an electrically conductive nanoparticle having a larger diameter than that of the corresponding nanometric pore; the miniaturized probe being put in physical and electrical contact with the electrically conductive nanoparticle for carrying out the measurement of the electrical conductivity of the individual molecules.