Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Organic semiconductor material
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-08
2011-12-13
Loke, Steven (Department: 2818)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Organic semiconductor material
C324S691000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08076668
ABSTRACT:
An atomic scale electroconductivity device with electrostatic regulation is provided that includes a perturbing species having a localized electronic charge ol a dangling bond. A sensing species having an electronic conductivity is placed in proximity to the perturbing species at a distance sufficient to induce a change in the electronic conductivity associated with the localized electronic charge. Electronics are provided to measure the conductivity via the sensing species. The dangling bond functions as a single atom gate electrode.
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Dilabio Gino A.
Pitters Jason L.
Piva Paul G.
Wolkow Robert A.
Loke Steven
National Research Council of Canada
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The Governers of the University of Alberta
Ziskind David
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