COATED FULLERENES, COMPOSITES AND DIELECTRICS MADE THEREFROM
First Claim
1. A method of making a coated fullerene interconnect device comprising a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of fullerenes wherein:
- at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect; and
at least one suitable metal contact is found at the site of at least one spontaneous interconnect, wherein said method comprises;
(a) dispersing a fullerene under suitable conditions to provide a dispersed fullerene;
(b) depositing at least one inorganic material under suitable conditions onto at least one surface of the dispersed fullerene to provide a coated fullerene;
(c) isolating the coated fullerene;
(d) removing at least a portion of the layer of inorganic material in a manner suitable for permitting at least two fullerenes to contact each other to provide at least one spontaneous interconnect;
(e) optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes of a spontaneous interconnect to separate;
(f) optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes to contact each other to provide at least one new spontaneous interconnect; and
(g) depositing a suitable metal contact at the site of at least one spontaneous interconnect and/or one new spontaneous interconnect.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to coated fullerenes comprising a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a fullerene and methods for making. The present invention further relates to composites comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and further comprising polymers, ceramics, and/or inorganic oxides. A coated fullerene interconnect device where at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect is also disclosed as well as methods of making. In addition, dielectric films comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and methods of making are further disclosed.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A method of making a coated fullerene interconnect device comprising a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of fullerenes wherein:
-
at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect; and
at least one suitable metal contact is found at the site of at least one spontaneous interconnect, wherein said method comprises;(a) dispersing a fullerene under suitable conditions to provide a dispersed fullerene; (b) depositing at least one inorganic material under suitable conditions onto at least one surface of the dispersed fullerene to provide a coated fullerene; (c) isolating the coated fullerene; (d) removing at least a portion of the layer of inorganic material in a manner suitable for permitting at least two fullerenes to contact each other to provide at least one spontaneous interconnect; (e) optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes of a spontaneous interconnect to separate; (f) optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes to contact each other to provide at least one new spontaneous interconnect; and (g) depositing a suitable metal contact at the site of at least one spontaneous interconnect and/or one new spontaneous interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A coated fullerene interconnect device comprising:
-
a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of fullerenes, wherein at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect; and at least one suitable metal contact is found at the site of at least one spontaneous interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A method of depositing a dielectric onto a silicon computer chip comprising a coated fullerene comprising:
-
a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a fullerene onto a computer chip, wherein the method comprises contacting a solution comprising coated fullerene with at least one region of a computer chip in a manner effective for depositing a dielectric layer to said region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
-
Specification