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Apparatus comprising two dimensional material
US10593768B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10593768-B2 |
| Application number | US-201716090974-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
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An apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: at least one electrode configured to provide an electrical connection to a channel of two dimensional material wherein the electrode comprises a conductive layer and plurality of nanostructures wherein at least some of the nanostructures comprise a conductive core and a coating of two dimensional material.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: at least one electrode configured to provide an electrical connection to a channel of two dimensional material, wherein the at least one electrode comprises a conductive layer and a plurality of nanostructures, and wherein at least some of the plurality of nanostructures comprise a conductive core and a coating of two dimensional material, and wherein the coating of two dimensional material is configured to enable electron tunnelling between the conductive layer of the at least one electrode and the conductive core of at least some of the plurality of nanostructures. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the conductive layer comprises metal. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the conductive core of at least some of the plurality of nanostructures comprises metal. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of nanostructures comprise at least one of: nanoparticles, nanowires. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coating of two dimensional material is formed on the conductive core of at least some of the plurality of nanostructures. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the channel of two dimensional material and the coating of two dimensional material both comprise graphene. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of nanostructures are provided overlaying the conductive layer. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the channel of two dimensional material is provided overlaying the plurality of nanostructures. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the conductive layer is provided overlaying the plurality of nanostructures. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the plurality of nanostructures are provided overlaying the channel of two dimensional material. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a first electrode and a second electrode and the channel of two dimensional material extends between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the apparatus comprises a further plurality of nanostructures between the first electrode and the second electrode; and wherein at least some of the further plurality of nanostructures are in contact with the channel of two dimensional material. 12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus comprises quantum dots. 13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the quantum dots are provided overlaying the channel of two dimensional material in a region between the first electrode and the second electrode. 14. A sensing device comprising: at least one electrode configured to provide an electrical connection to a channel of two dimensional material, wherein the at least one electrode comprises a conductive layer and a plurality of nanostructures, and wherein at least some of the plurality of nanostructures comprise a conductive core and a coating of two dimensional material, and wherein the coating of two dimensional material is configured to enable electron tunnelling between the conductive layer of the at least one electrode and the conductive core of at least some of the plurality of nanostructures.
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Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic · CPC title
Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures · CPC title
Nanotechnology for interacting, sensing or actuating, e.g. quantum dots as markers in protein assays or molecular motors · CPC title
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- An apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: at least one electrode configured to provide an electrical connection to a channel of two dimensional material wherein the electrode comprises a conductive layer and plurality of nanostructures wherein at least some of the nanostructures comprise a conductive core and a coating of two dimensional material.
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