We present a novel nanostructure, metallic nanocomb structures, electro-chemically self assembled on nanoporous
alumina templates. Gold and silver nanowires between 5-15 nm have been produced through the ordered nano-scale
pores of alumina templates prepared by anodization of aluminum foils. These ultrathin nanowires prefer growing in the
inner surfaces of the hexagonal pores in alumina, resulting in the nanocomb structure with remarkable long-range
hexagonal close packed order, similar to those found in the nanoporous template. We report here the typical processing
conditions and microstructure of this novel material as observed with SEM and EDX. We also provide preliminary field
emission data, and indicate possible applications for which they can make remarkable impact.
Highly-integrated mixed-mode nanocircuits are required to interface nanosensors with mainstream information systems
based on advanced sub-50nm CMOS architectures. Such nanocircuits may serve a number of crucial signal processing
tasks such as current sensing, filtering and amplification. Most importantly they are required to have 'adaptive' or
programmable features that can deal with the signal integrity concerns and fluctuations in nanosensor characteristics. Yet
another requirement for nanocircuits serving to nanosensors is
low-power and high-linearity whereby impact to the
working ambient is minimized and signal quality is ensured, respectively. In this work we introduce a range of mixedmode
nanocircuits built using double-gate (DG) MOSFET technology expected to replace the planar bulk CMOS in
sub-50nm regime, i.e. within the next decade.
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Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications III
25 April 2011 | Orlando, Florida, United States
Nanoepitaxy: Homo and Heterogeneous Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Integration of Nanomaterials
3 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States
Nanophotonics for Communication: Materials, Devices, and Systems IV
10 September 2007 | Boston, MA, United States
Nanomaterials Synthesis, Interfacing, and Integrating in Devices, Circuits, and Systems II
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