Nanotechnology

Imprint lithography

July 27th, 2010 An imprint template configured to imprint an imprintable medium by an imprint lithography process is disclosed, the imprint template having a pattern with a pattern density corresponding to a volume of imprintable medium used to substantially fill pattern features per unit area of a contact face of the imprint template, wherein adjacent regions of the pattern on the imprint template contact face, each of which will provide different functionality once imprinted onto a substrate, have substantially the same pattern density, have differences in pattern density which are minimized, or differences in pattern density which are maintained below a maximum.

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Method of producing carbon nanomaterials and centrifugal melt spinning apparatus

July 27th, 2010 A carbon nanomaterial produced by: performing centrifugal melt spinning of core-shell particles that are prepared by using fine particles containing a carbon precursor polymer and a thermally decomposable polymer that disappears as a result of heat treatment, wherein the core-shell particles are heated up to a temperature at which phase separation thereof is not caused, and pressed against a plate-like heater 12 having a large number of pores 12 A that penetrate therethrough in a thickness direction of the plate-like heater using centrifugal force; making the fiber obtained by the centrifugal melt spinning infusible; and performing carbonization thereof. According to this method, a carbon nanomaterial such as a carbon nanotube or a carbon nanofiber can be produced with high efficiency.

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Isolation and purification of single walled carbon nanotube structures

July 27th, 2010 Disclosed are methods for isolating and purifying single wall carbon nanotubes from contaminant matrix material, methods for forming arrays of substantially aligned nanotubes, and products and apparatus comprising a plurality of nanotube structures.

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Process and apparatus utilizing mixed ligand organometallic catalysts for in situ growth of high purity, low defect density carbon nanotubes

July 27th, 2010 The present invention relates to a simple method for the synthesis of fullerenes using a mixture of liquid metallorganic precursors and liquid organic hydrocarbon solvents wherein the mixture is injected in the form of droplets into a multiple heated zone reactor tube in which the droplets are thermally decomposed and fullerenes are formed. The process is useful for the formation of all types of fullerenes, and in particular yields multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with low defect density and controllable wt % of metal impurity atoms. In particular, a method is disclosed that produces as-grown MWNTs with less than 5 wt % metal impurity atoms. Large classes of metallorganic precursors suitable for use in the process are also identified.

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System and method of synthesizing carbon nanotubes

July 27th, 2010 A process for producing carbon nanotubes includes carbon plasma generation with microwave energy, plasma stabilization, and product deposition. Stabilization homogenizes the plasma energy density and concentration, leading to a more efficient reactor. A transition metal catalyst and associated catalyst support are used to form the end product. The formation region may have variations of geometry and supporting equipment that will affect the rate and purity of production. The formation region is immediately downstream from the plasma stabilization region such that the apparatus may be mounted on a robotic arm for direct deposition of product.

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Fabrication of high thermal conductivity arrays of carbon nanotubes and their composites

July 27th, 2010 Methods and apparatus are described for fabrication of high thermal conductivity arrays of carbon nanotubes and their composites. A composition includes a vertically aligned nanotube array including a plurality of nanotubes characterized by a property across substantially all of the vertically aligned nanotube array. A method includes depositing a vertically aligned nanotube array that includes a plurality of nanotubes; and controlling a deposition rate of the vertically aligned nanotubes array as a function of an in situ monitored property of the plurality of nanotubes.

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Device manufacturing method, top coat material and substrate

July 27th, 2010 In immersion lithography, to avoid internal reflections in the final element of the projection system, immersion fluid and topcoat, the thicknesses, d l , d tc , and d r , and refractive indices, n l , n tc and n r , of the immersion fluid, topcoat and resist may meet the following criteria: n l ≦n tc ≦n r d l >˜5.λ d tc ≦˜5.λ.

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Method of fabricating array substrate for liquid crystal display device

July 27th, 2010 A method of fabricating an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device comprises forming a gate line, a data line that crosses the gate line and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line on a substrate, and forming an organic insulating material layer on the gate line, the data line and the thin film transistor. The organic insulating material layer has photo curability, flexibility and dynamic stability. The method further comprises forming a passivation layer that has a drain contact hole from the organic insulating material layer by using a stamp that has a convex portion. The drain contact hole exposes a drain electrode of the thin film transistor. The method also comprises forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer. The pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the drain contact hole.

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Phosphorus dendrimers, preparation method thereof and use of same for the extraction of actinides and lanthanides

July 27th, 2010 The invention relates to novel phosphorus-containing dendrimers having a core, at least one generation and an external layer consisting, completely or partly, of identical or different units, the said units satisfying the following formula (I): in which R 1 and R 2 , which may be identical or different, are alkyl, alkoxy or aryl groups. These dendrimers are used for extracting actinides and lanthanides from aqueous solutions containing them.

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Organic thin film transistor having surface-modified carbon nanotubes

July 27th, 2010 An organic thin film transistor may comprise an organic semiconductor layer having surface-modified carbon nanotubes and an electrically-conductive polymer. The surfaces of the carbon nanotubes may be modified with curable functional groups, comprising oxirane groups and anhydride groups. A room-temperature solution process may be used to provide a relatively uniform and relatively highly-adhesive organic semiconductor layer in a simple and economical manner. Additionally, the organic thin film transistor having the organic semiconductor layer may have relatively high charge carrier mobility and relatively low threshold voltage.

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