Patent ID: 6751365
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B82Y,G02B,G02F,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A molecular system having three branches, a first branch, a second branch, and a third branch, with one end of each branch connected to a junction unit to form a â€œYâ€  configuration, with said first branch and said second branch on one side of said junction unit and with said third branch on the opposite side of said junction unit wherein:(a) said first branch contains a first immobile stator unit in its backbone, said junction unit comprises a second immobile stator unit, and said first branch further contains a rotatable rotor unit in its backbone between said first stator unit and said second stator unit; and (b) said second branch includes an insulating supporting group in its backbone for providing a length of said second branch substantially equal to that of said first branch, wherein said rotor unit rotates between two states as a function of an externally-applied field.