Patent ID: 6950331
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A bistable electrical device which is convertible between a low resistance state and a high resistance state, said device comprising: a bistable body which is electrically convertible between said low resistance state and said high resistance state, said bistable body comprising a first surface which defines a first electrode location and a second surface which defines a second electrode location, said bistable body comprising an organic low conductivity material and a sufficient amount of a high conductivity material wherein said bistable body is converted between said low resistance state and said high resistance state by application of an electrical voltage to said bistable body and wherein said high conductivity material is in the form of one or more layers that are from 0.5 nanometer to 5 micrometers thick; a first electrode attached to said bistable body at said first electrode location; and a second electrode attached to said bistable body at said second electrode location.