Nanoparticle shuttle memory

Patent · Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2012

OSTI ID:1039885

Zettl, Alex Karlwalter ^[1]

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1. Kensington, CA

A device for storing data using nanoparticle shuttle memory having a nanotube. The nanotube has a first end and a second end. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first end of the nanotube. A second electrode is electrically connected to the second end of the nanotube. The nanotube has an enclosed nanoparticle shuttle. A switched voltage source is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, whereby a voltage may be controllably applied across the nanotube. A resistance meter is also connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, whereby the electrical resistance across the nanotube can be determined.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 8,130,569
• Application Number: 12/768,251
• OSTI ID: 1039885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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