Monomolecular rectifying wire and logic based thereupon
US6348700B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/94
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A monomolecular rectifying wire is provided that includes a molecular conducting wire that has been modified to embed a rectifying diode integrally therein. The modified conducting wire includes an electron donating section, an electron accepting section, and an insulating group separating the electron donating and accepting sections. Monomolecular logical gates and more complex logic structures that operate by the conduction of electrical currents are constructed by combinations of molecular rectifying wires, molecular conducting wires, and molecular resistive wires to form a single molecule that electrically exhibits a desired Boolean logic function.
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