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Development of Passivated Heterogeneous Metal Nanogaps Using E-Beam Overlay Techniques

Nico de Rooij
2011
Conference Papers

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We present a planar nanogap structure with heterogeneous metal electrodes separated by a distance of tens of nanometers. This asymmetric nanodevice is meant for metal/molecule/metal transport analysis. The heterogeneous aspect of the metal electrodes is meant to trigger the assembly orientation of selected molecules across the gap. With E-beam overlay technique and double-layer passivation, the structure has a well-defined and reproducible gap and shows good chemical durability and dielectric properties. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.s

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Nico de Rooij
2011
Conference Papers

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/0ef0785b-42cc-4302-b37a-be3f15880211

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