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Atomate Hosts Valentine's Day Talk on Controlled & Preferential Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Santa Barbara, CA - February 5, 2004 - Atomate Corporation today announced the first in a series of technical talks on nanostructure synthesis and characterization. The presentation will be given by Yiming Li, Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University in the Dai Group. The title of the talk is "Controlled and Preferential Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes".

The presentation will cover application of novel catalysts, directed growth by external electrical fields, and synthesis of high quality SWNTs at low temperatures with a Plasma Enhanced CVD method at 600ºC. Early results demonstrate that this PECVD method preferentially grows semiconducting nanotubes at yields up to 90%.

"Synthesis of high quality single-walled nanotubes at 600ºC is unprecedented. Also, the fact that this method preferentially grows semiconducting tubes is incredibly exciting!" said Dr. Thomas Tombler, CTO of Atomate and Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCSB. "This discovery is a significant step towards the application of nanotubes in integrated circuits."

This technical presentation will be held at Atomate headquarters in Santa Barbara, California on Valentine's Day, February14th at 2:00PM. Light refreshments and ceremonies for grand opening of the new lab facilities will follow. Space is limited, and RSVP is required. Please send requests to Elyse Warnecke: elyse.warnecke@atomate.com or call (805) 963-1779.

About Atomate Corporation:

Atomate Corporation develops critical components, materials, and systems optimized for the synthesis of nanostructures. The Atomate team is dedicated to working closely with customers to supply products that solve problems efficiently and economically. Atomate has a solution for researchers who desire enhancements to existing systems and for those who want to build or buy a new system. Atomate's mission is to develop products that enable the customer to focus their efforts on the science, not on engineering of equipment. Additional information on Atomate can be found at http://www.atomate.com.

CONTACT:
Atomate Corporation
Michelle Kim
(805) 963-1779
michelle.kim@atomate.com