Patent ID: 7255892

Claim:
A method of forming a molecular layer, comprising the steps of: chemically bonding a self-assembled molecular film to a surface of a substrate, the self-assembled molecular film including at least one defect site and a plurality of active device molecules, each of the plurality of active device molecules including a molecular switching moiety having a self-assembling connecting group at one end of the moiety and a linking group at an opposed end of the moiety; forming a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film of a molecule on at least one of a water/solvent interface and an air/water interface, the molecule including a moiety having first and second connecting groups at opposed ends of the moiety; and connecting the LB film to at least some of the linking groups of the plurality of active device molecules via a respective number of the first connecting groups, wherein the LB film covers the plurality of active device molecules and the at least one defect site, thereby forming the molecular layer.