Device having a state dependent upon the state of particles dispersed in a carrier
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6. A device including:
- a layer of material having particles dispersed therein;
a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the layer; and
, a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the layer opposite the first surface;
wherein the particles have an initial state in which they do not form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes, and wherein the particles agglomerate and form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes in response to a prescribed voltage being applied across the first and second electrodes.
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Abstract
A device that includes a layer of material having particles dispersed therein, a first electrode on a first surface of the layer, and a second electrode on a second surface of the layer opposite the first surface. A state of the particles is changed when a prescribed voltage is applied across the first and second electrodes.
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46 Claims
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6. A device including:
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a layer of material having particles dispersed therein;
a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the layer; and
,a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the layer opposite the first surface;
wherein the particles have an initial state in which they do not form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes, and wherein the particles agglomerate and form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes in response to a prescribed voltage being applied across the first and second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device comprising:
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a layer of material having particles dispersed therein;
a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the layer; and
a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the layer opposite the first surface;
wherein the particles have an initial state in which they form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes, and wherein further, the conductive path is broken in response to a prescribed voltage being applied across the first and second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device comprising:
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a layer of material having dipole particles dispersed therein;
a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the layer; and
,a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the layer;
wherein the dipole particles are initially aligned in a first orientation, and are aligned in a second orientation when a prescribed voltage is applied, and wherein the dipole particles form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes when aligned in the second orientation, and do not form a conductive path between the first and second electrodes when aligned in the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device comprising:
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a gate electrode;
a gate dielectric layer beneath the gate electrode, the gate dielectric layer comprising a layer of material having particles dispersed therein;
a first electrically conductive element adjacent to a first side of the gate electrode; and
a second electrically conductive element adjacent to a second side of the gate electrode opposite the first side;
wherein the particles migrate in response to a prescribed voltage being applied to the gate electrode in such a manner as to alter current-voltage characteristics of the device. - View Dependent Claims (1, 3, 4, 5, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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32-1. A memory cell including the device as set forth in claim 29.
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37. A memory device comprising:
an array of memory cells, each of the memory cells comprising;
a gate electrode;
a gate dielectric layer beneath the gate electrode, the gate dielectric layer comprising a layer of material having particles dispersed therein;
a first electrically conductive element adjacent to a first side of the gate electrode; and
a second electrically conductive element adjacent to a second side of the gate electrode opposite the first side;
a state of the particles being changed when a prescribed voltage is applied across the first and second electrodes, to thereby write data into the memory cell, wherein a change in the state of the particles alters current-voltage characteristics of the memory cell. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A data storage device comprising a plurality of switches, each switch including a layer of material having particles dispersed therein, a first electrode on a first surface of the layer, and a second electrode on a second surface of the layer opposite the first surface;
- a state of the particles of a selected switch being changed when a prescribed voltage is applied across the first and second electrodes of the selected switch.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 44, 45, 46)
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46-2. The device as set forth in claim 43, wherein the particles are dipoles;
- and wherein the prescribed voltage causes the dipoles to rotate, the rotation affecting conductivity of the selected switch.
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