Substrates carrying polymers of linked sandwich coordination compounds and methods of use thereof
US6777516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31678
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides high density, non-volatile memory devices incorporating polymers comprised of sandwich coordination compounds. Such polymers can have multiple different and distinguishable oxidation states (e.g., ten different and distinguishable oxidation states), and thus provide molecules, information storage media and apparatus that store multiple bits of information. In addition, the polymers can be immobilized or bound to a substrate to produce other useful articles, such as electrochromic displays, molecular capacitors, and batteries.
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