Patent ID: 8117743

Claim:
A method for fabricating a current-carrying formation, the method comprising: providing a first voltage switchable dielectric (VSD) material having a first characteristic voltage; exposing the first VSD material to a first source of ions associated with a first electrically conductive material; creating a first voltage difference between the first source and the first voltage switchable dielectric material, the first voltage difference greater than the first characteristic voltage, and depositing at least a portion of the first electrically conductive material on the first VSD material to form a first current-carrying layer; exposing the first current-carrying layer to a second source of ions associated with a second electrically conductive material, creating a second voltage difference between the second source and the first current-carrying layer, the second voltage difference greater than the first characteristic voltage; and depositing at least a portion of the second electrically conductive material on at least a portion of the first current-carrying layer to form a second current-carrying layer.