Passivation layer for molecular electronic device fabrication
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorYong Chen
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Abstract
A process of fabricating a molecular electronic device that preserves the integrity of the active molecular layer of the electronic device during processing is described. In one aspect, a passivation layer is provided to protect a molecular layer from degradation during patterning of the top wire layer. A molecular electronic device structure and a memory system that are formed from this fabrication process are described.
Claims20
A method of fabricating a molecular electronic device having a molecular layer disposed between a bottom wire layer and a top wire layer, comprising:
- providing a passivation layer to protect the molecular layer from degradation during patterning of a top wire layer.
A molecular electronic device, comprising:
- a bottom wire layer;
- a molecular layer disposed over the bottom wire layer in a device region;
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- a passivation layer disposed over the molecular layer and having an electrical conductor region and an electrical insulator region.
A molecular memory system, comprising an array of molecular electronic devices, each molecular electronic device comprising:
- a bottom wire layer;
- a molecular layer disposed over the bottom wire layer in a device region;
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- a passivation layer disposed over the molecular layer and having an electrical conductor region and an electrical insulator region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.