Microelectromechanical device and method utilizing conducting layers separated by stops

An electromechanical device comprising:

• a substrate;
• means for reflecting light, the reflecting means comprising at least one means for stopping movement of the reflecting means;
• means for conducting electricity, the conducting means partially transparent or translucent and partially reflective, the conducting means disposed over the substrate;
• means for receiving the at least one stopping means, the receiving means having a boundary, the receiving means having an electrically nonconductive portion within the receiving means or on the boundary;
• and
• means for separating the reflecting means and the conducting means, the conducting means disposed between the reflecting means and the substrate,
• wherein the reflecting means is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, the stopping means spaced from the electrically nonconductive portion when the reflecting means is in the first position, and a portion of the stopping means in contact with the electrically nonconductive portion when the reflecting means is in the second position to stop the reflecting means from contacting the electrically nonconductive portion except at the stopping means portion of the reflecting means and to electrically isolate the reflecting means from the conducting means when the reflecting means is in the second position.