Patent ID: 8692231
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A functional molecular element employing a system comprising: a first molecule having dielectric constant anisotropy and/or dipole moment and having the orientation changed under the operation of an electrical field; and another molecule of a conjugated system having electrical properties changed as a result of a change in structure brought about by said change in orientation of said first molecule, wherein the conjugated system comprises an electrically conductive oligomer composed of molecules of the conjugated system, the molecular structure and electrical conductivity of a main chain of the conjugated system is configured to change based on the change in orientation of said first molecule such that the functional molecular element switches between an on state and an off state, wherein the change in structure of the molecule of a conjugated system having electrical properties brought about by said change in orientation of said first molecule is a conformational change.