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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
University of Basel, Basel, CH;
Emanuel Loertscher, Bonstetten, CH;
Marcel Mayor, Basel, CH;
Gabriel Fernando Puebla Hellman, Zurich, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a contact to a layer of one or more molecular components that comprises depositing one or more nanoparticles on the layer of one or more molecular components. Each of at least a portion of the one or more nanoparticles bond with each of at least a portion of the one or more molecular components. When there is more than one nanoparticle, each of at least a portion of the one and more nanoparticles cross-link with at least one other of the one or more nanoparticles. The bonded and cross-linked nanoparticles form both a mechanical and electrical contact for the layer of molecular components. The contact may further act as protection and sealing layers to preserve the chemical integrity at ambient operation conditions and/or enable mass and ionic exchange.