Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Organic semiconductor material
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Crane, Sara (Department: 2811)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Organic semiconductor material
C257S014000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07009201
ABSTRACT:
A single molecular species having a low-forward-voltage rectifying property is provided. The molecular species is represented by the formula:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?CL-IL-A-IR-CRin-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?where A is a “conducting” moiety (with a relatively narrow HOMO-LUMO gap), IL and IR are each an “insulating” moiety (with a relatively wide HOMO-LUMO gap), CL is a connecting group for attachment to a first electrode, and CR is a connecting group for attachment to a second electrode. Also, a low-forward-voltage rectifying molecular rectifier is provided, comprising the molecular species attached between the two electrodes. The present teachings provide a set of design rules to build single-molecule rectifying diodes that operate at low forward and large reverse voltages. Such single-molecule rectifying diodes are useful in a variety of nano-scale applications.
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Bratkovski Alexendre M.
Chang Shun-Chi
Kornilovich Pavel
Williams R. Stanley
Crane Sara
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
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