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Single electron devices

US6744065B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2000
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/85
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A single electron tunnelling device is formed by positioning between first and second electrodes a particle formed of a material having a first conductivity characteristic having a surface layer of a material of a second conductivity characteristic, the thickness of said layer being sufficiently small to support quantum mechanical tunnelling therethrough.

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