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US 2024/0120366 A1Published application
Ferroelectric nanoparticle capacitor for non-binary logics
AssigneeTerra Quantum AG
InventorsAnna Razumnaya, 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;
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- a plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles arranged between the pair of conductive elements;
- wherein the plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles is configured to provide at least three polarization states with different total ferroelectric polarizations.
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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 that are 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 configured to provide at least three polarization states having different total ferroelectric polarizations, including a minimum-ferroelectric-polarization state, a maximum-ferroelectric-polarization state, and at least one intermediate-ferroelectric-polarization state;
- the method comprising:
- selecting a selected intermediate-ferroelectric-polarization state;
- selecting a first voltage or charge according to the selected intermediate-ferroelectric-polarization state;
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- applying the first voltage or charge to one of the pair of conductive elements to set the plurality of ferroelectric nanoparticles to the selected intermediate-ferroelectric-polarization state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.