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Date of this Version
5-13-2010
Document Type
Article
Citation
United States Pub.No.:US 2010/0120236A1
Abstract
The present invention provides a single-electron device com posed of a necklace of about 5000 nanoparticles. The linear necklace is self-assembled by interfacial phenomena along a triple-phase line of fiber, a substrate and electrolyte containing nanoparticles. A variety of combinations of nanoparticles, Such as Au and CdS nanoparticles, may be used to form a necklace. The I-V measurements on the system show both coulomb blockade and Staircase, with high currents and high threshold voltage of 1-3 V. The present invention also provides methods for constructing Such a device.