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US 5,589,692 AGranted
Sub-nanoscale electronic systems and devices
AssigneeYale University
InventorMark A. Reed
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Abstract
A new class of electronic systems, wherein microelectronic semiconductor integrated circuit devices are integrated on a common substrate with molecular electronic devices.
Claims3
A picoelectronic device comprising:
- first and second conductor chains, each comprising multiple monomor units having mutually conjugated bonding;
- a first barrier region, connected to said first conductor chain, said first barrier having a potential energy for electrons which is less favorable than that of said first conductor chain;
- a second barrier region, connected to said second conductor chain, said second barrier having a potential energy for electrons which is less favorable than that of said second conductor chain;
- a well region, connected to said first and second barrier regions, said well region having a potential energy for electrons which is more favorable than that of said first and second barrier regions;
- a third barrier region, connected to said well region, said third barrier having a potential energy for electrons which is less favorable than that of said well;
- a third conductor chain, comprising multiple monomor units having mutually conjugated bonding, and operatively connected to said well region through said third barrier region;
- whereby changing potentials applied to said third chain can effect modulation of currents between said first and second chains.
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