Patent ID: 6458621
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B82Y,G11C

Abstract:
An improved method of fabricating nanometer-scale devices, comprising:(a) providing a substrate having a major surface; (b) forming a first electrode on said major surface of said substrate; (c) optionally forming a first insulating layer on a major surface of said first electrode; (d) forming a layer of a molecular switch material on either said major surface of said first electrode or a major surface of said first insulating layer, if present; (e) optionally forming a second insulating layer on a major surface of said molecular switch layer; and (f) forming a layer of a second electrode on a major surface of said molecular switch layer or a major surface of said second insulating layer, if present, wherein the improvement comprises: (1) employing materials for said first electrode, said first insulating layer, if present, said molecular switch layer, said second insulating layer, if present, and said second electrode that permit photopatterning of said second electrode; and (2) photopatterning at least said second electrode without adversely affecting said molecular switch layer.