Peidong Yang - Berkeley CA, US Hannes Kind - Emeryville CA, US Haoquan Yan - Albany CA, US Matthew Law - San Jose CA, US Benjamin Messer - El Cerrito CA, US
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California - Berkeley CA
International Classification:
G02B 6/26
US Classification:
385 16, 385 8, 385 12
Abstract:
A nanowire switching device and method. The device has a nanowire structure comprising an elongated member having a cross-sectional area ranging from about 1 nanometers but less than about 500 nanometers, but can also be at other dimensions, which vary or are substantially constant or any combination of these. The device also has a first terminal coupled to a first portion of the nanowire structure; and a second terminal coupled to a second portion of the nanowire structure. The second portion of the nanowire structure is disposed spatially from the first portion of the nanowire structure. An active surface structure is coupled to the nanowire structure. The active surface structure extends from the first portion to the second portion along the elongated member.
Peidong Yang - Berkeley CA, US Hannes Kind - Emeryville CA, US Haoquan Yan - Albany CA, US Matthew Law - San Jose CA, US Benjamin Messer - El Cerrito CA, US
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
International Classification:
H01H001/02 G02B006/26 G02B006/35
US Classification:
200/262000, 200/181000, 385/016000, 385/012000
Abstract:
A nanowire switching device and method. The device has a nanowire structure comprising an elongated member having a cross-sectional area ranging from about 1 nanometers but less than about 500 nanometers, but can also be at other dimensions, which vary or are substantially constant or any combination of these. The device also has a first terminal coupled to a first portion of the nanowire structure; and a second terminal coupled to a second portion of the nanowire structure. The second portion of the nanowire structure is disposed spatially from the first portion of the nanowire structure. An active surface structure is coupled to the nanowire structure. The active surface structure extends from the first portion to the second portion along the elongated member.