Bootstrapping and Synthesis of Mechanosynthesis Tips
Processes are described for manufacturing atomically-precise tips using one or more tips in one or more mechanosynthetic reactions to create one or more atomically-precise tips. The processes may employ a variety of feedstock, binding any of a wide range of atoms to a workpiece to build the one or more atomically-precise tips. The processes result in atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tips with a wide variety of possible tip structures using a wide range of feedstock binding elements. Characteristics of such tips that may be used when designing new embodiments are also described.
1 . A process of manufacturing atomically-precise tips comprising:
using one or more non-atomically-precise tips in one or more mechanosynthetic reactions to create one or more atomically-precise tips.
2 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions use a feedstock atom selected from the group consisting of: stable elements other than the noble gases and transuranic elements.
3 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Al to the workpiece.
4 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond B to the workpiece.
5 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Be to the workpiece.
6 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Br to the workpiece.
7 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond C to the workpiece.
8 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Cl to the workpiece.
9 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond F to the workpiece.
10 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Ge to the workpiece.
11 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond H to the workpiece.
12 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Ir to the workpiece.
13 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Li to the workpiece.
14 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Mg to the workpiece.
15 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond N to the workpiece.
16 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond O to the workpiece.
17 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Na to the workpiece.
18 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond P to the workpiece.
19 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond S to the workpiece.
20 . The process of claim 1 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Si to the workpiece.
21 . A process of manufacturing comprising:
using one or more atomically-precise tips to perform mechanosynthetic reactions to build additional atomically-precise tips.
22 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions use a feedstock atom selected from the group consisting of stable elements other than the noble gasses and transuranic elements.
23 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Al to the workpiece.
24 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond B to the workpiece.
25 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Be to the workpiece.
26 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Br to the workpiece.
27 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond C to the workpiece.
28 . The process of claim 21 where said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Cl to the workpiece.
29 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond F to the workpiece.
30 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Ge to the workpiece.
31 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond H to the workpiece.
32 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Ir to the workpiece.
33 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Li to the workpiece.
34 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Mg to the workpiece.
35 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond N to the workpiece.
36 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond O to the workpiece.
37 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Na to the workpiece.
38 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond P to the workpiece.
39 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond S to the workpiece.
40 . The process of claim 21 wherein said mechanosynthetic reactions bond Si to the workpiece.
41 . An atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip comprising:
one or more active atoms which participate in a reaction; and one or more support atoms which serve to hold the one or more active atoms.
42 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 41 wherein said atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip contains a polycyclic structure.
43 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 41 wherein said atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip contains an adamantane-like molecular structure.
44 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 42 where said atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip does not use dimers as feedstock.
45 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 42 bonded to a feedstock atom selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Be, Br, C, Cl, F, Ge, H, Ir, Li, Mg, N, Na, O, P, S, and Si.
46 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 where the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has an Al feedstock-binding atom.
47 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a B feedstock-binding atom.
48 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a C feedstock-binding atom.
49 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a Ge feedstock-binding atom.
50 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a N feedstock-binding atom.
51 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a P feedstock-binding atom.
52 . The atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip of claim 45 wherein the atomically-precise mechanosynthesis tip has a Si feedstock-binding atom.