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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey H. Lang, Sudbury, MA (US);
Timothy M. Swager, Newton, MA (US);
Vladimir Bulovic, Lexington, MA (US);
Farnaz Niroui, Ontario, CA;
Ellen Sletten, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/06 (2010.01); H01H 13/12 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01); H01H 11/04 (2006.01); H01L 33/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/12 (2013.01); G01L 1/24 (2013.01); H01H 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices comprising at least two electrodes with a layer disposed therebetween are disclosed. In some embodiments, the layer disposed therebetween may be an insulator. In some embodiments, the layer may be capable of being deformed. Deforming the layer may cause a change in one or more materials properties of the device, such as the electrical properties and/or the optical properties of the device.