North Carolina State University

Zettacore, Inc.

Guru Mathur

Veena Misra

Ritu Shrivastava

Srivardhan Gowda

Zhong Chen

According to some embodiments, an article of manufacture comprises a substrate; a molecular layer on the substrate comprising at least one charge storage molecule coupled to the substrate by a molecular linker; a solid barrier dielectric layer directly on the molecular layer; and a conductive layer directly on the solid barrier dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the solid barrier dielectric layer is configured to provide a voltage drop across the molecular layer that is greater than a voltage drop across the solid barrier dielectric layer when a voltage is applied to the conductive layer. In some embodiments, the molecular layer has a thickness greater than that of the solid barrier dielectric layer. The article of manufacture contains no electrolyte between the molecular layer and the conductive layer.

Molecular memory devices including solid-state dielectric layers and related methods

The present invention provides hybrid microelectronic memory device, comprising: (a) a substrate having a surface, a first region of first work function adjacent the surface, and a second region of second work function adjacent the surface and adjacent the first region; (b) a film comprising redox-active molecules on the first and second regions; and (c) an electrode connected to the film. The present invention further provides a hybrid microelectronic memory device, comprising: (a) a substrate having surface and a structure or region such as a diode for increasing the retention time of the device formed adjacent the surface; (b) a film comprising redox-active molecules on or associated with the region or structure; and (c) an electrode connected to the redox active molecules opposite the substrate surface. Methods of using such devices are also described.

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Tamil Nadu, India

Guru Mathur