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US 6,646,285 B1Granted
Molecular electronic device using metal-metal bonded complexes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCherie R Kagan, Chun Lin
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Abstract
The present invention provides a molecular device including a source region and a drain region, a molecular medium extending there between, and an electrically insulating layer between the source region, the drain region and the molecular medium. The molecular medium in the molecular device of present invention is a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal—metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer.
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A molecular device comprising:
- a source region and a drain region;
- a molecular medium extending between said source region and said drain region;
- said molecular medium comprising a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal—metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer;
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- an electrically insulating layer between said source region, said drain region and said molecular medium.
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A molecular device comprising:
- a source region and a drain region;
- a molecular medium extending between said source region and said drain region, said molecular medium comprising a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal—metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer prepared by layer-by-layer growth;
- a gate region disposed in spaced adjacency to said molecular medium, and
- an electrically insulating layer between said gate region and said source region, said drain region and said molecular medium.
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A molecular device comprising:
- a source region and a drain region;
- a molecular medium extending between said source region and said drain region, said molecular medium comprising a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal—metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer;
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- an electrically insulating layer between said source region, said drain region and said molecular medium.
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