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US 12,527,001 B2Granted
Ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor for non-binary logics and method of operation
AssigneeTerra Quantum AG
InventorsAnna Razumnaja, Yurii Tikhonov, Igor Lukyanchuk, Valerii Vinokour
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Abstract
A ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor-device comprises a pair of conductive elements electrically insulated from each other, and ferroelectric nanoparticles arranged between the conductive elements of the pair. The ferroelectric nanoparticles are adapted to provide at least three polarization states with different total ferroelectric polarizations.
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A ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor-device, comprising:
- a pair of conductive elements electrically insulated from each other;
- and
- a plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles arranged between the pair of conductive elements;
- wherein the plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles is adapted to provide at least three polarization states with different total ferroelectric polarizations for each of the at least three polarization states;
- the ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor-device further comprising a spatially-resolved-input-or-output device adapted to change and/or read out an individual polarization state of an individual ferroelectric nanoparticle of the plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles.
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A method for operating a ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor-device, wherein the ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor-device comprises:
- a pair of conductive elements electrically insulated from each other;
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- a plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles arranged between the pair of conductive elements;
- the method comprising:
- applying pulses with durations below 1 μs and/or a pulse sequence to one conductive element of the pair of conductive elements;
- and
- addressing a polarization state of the plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles using a spatially-resolved-input-or-output device.
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