A versatile nanotechnology to connect individual nano-objects for the fabrication of hybrid single-electron devices

Nanotechnology. 2010 Nov 5;21(44):445201. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/44/445201. Epub 2010 Oct 5.

Abstract

We report on the high yield connection of single nano-objects as small as a few nanometres in diameter to separately elaborated metallic electrodes, using a 'table-top' nanotechnology. Single-electron transport measurements validate that transport occurs through a single nano-object. The vertical geometry of the device natively allows an independent choice of materials for each electrode and the nano-object. In addition ferromagnetic materials can be used without encountering oxidation problems. The possibility of elaborating such hybrid nanodevices opens new routes for the democratization of spintronic studies in low dimensions.