Molecular tunnel junctions and their use as sources of electronic plasmons
US10094957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/949
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of producing electronic plasmons by applying a bias to a molecular tunnel junction to excite plasmons, in which the molecular tunnel junction contains a top metallic electrode formed of a eutectic metal alloy and a metal oxide, a bottom metallic electrode formed of a transition metal, and a self-assembled monolayer formed of a plurality of organic molecules disposed between the top metallic electrode and the bottom metallic electrode. Also disclosed are a molecular tunnel junction for producing electronic plasmons and a method for preparing such a molecular tunnel junction.
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