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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Veena Misra, Apex, NC (US);
Ritu Shrivastava, Fremont, CA (US);
Zhong Chen, Hefei, CN;
Guru Mathur, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Veena Misra, Apex, NC (US);
Ritu Shrivastava, Fremont, CA (US);
Zhong Chen, Hefei, CN;
Guru Mathur, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Zettacore, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
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.