Patent ID: 6663797
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B82Y,G02F,G11C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of configuring an ensemble of molecular switches in a prescribed manner in crossbar geometry and then making such configuration either substantially permanent or stable with regard to temperature fluctuations, comprising the steps of:(a) providing said ensemble of molecular switches in said crossbar geometry, each said molecular switch comprising a pair of crossed wires that form a junction where one wire crosses another at an angle other than zero degrees; (b) providing said junction with at least one connector species connecting said pair of crossed wires in said junction, said junction having a functional dimension in a range from nanometers to micrometers, wherein said at least one connector species and said pair of crossed wires forms an electrochemical cell, said connector species comprising a molecule having at least one active dipole; and (c) either substantially permanently configuring said connector species where said connector species has one active dipole or stably configuring said connector species where said connector species has more than one active dipole.