Patent ID: 7175961
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: B82Y,G03F,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A bistable molecule for a multiple electrode device, said multiple electrode device comprising at least one pair of electrodes that form at least one junction and at least one said bistable molecule connecting said pair of electrodes in said junction, said junction having a functional dimension in nanometers or micrometers, said bistable molecule including at least one photosensitive, photodecomposable functional group, wherein said bistable molecule comprises a main chain and at least one pendant group and wherein at least one photosensitive, photodecomposable functional group is attached either to said main chain or to said pendant group, said bistable molecule exhibiting bistability irrespective of the presence or absence of said at least one photosensitive, photodecomposable group.