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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Jonathan E. Spanier, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Stephen S. Nonnenmann, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Oren David Leaffer, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan E. Spanier, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Stephen S. Nonnenmann, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Oren David Leaffer, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are nanoscale devices comprising one or more ferroelectric nanoshells characterized as having an extreme curvature in at least one spatial dimension. Also disclosed are ferroelectric field effect transistors and metal ferroelectric metal capacitors comprising one or more ferroelectric nanoshells. Methods for controlling spontaneous ferroelectric polarization in nanoshell devices are also disclosed.