3-D molecular assembly and its applications for molecular display and moletronics
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional molecular switch assembly, formed on a substrate, said molecular switch assembly comprising:
- a first monolayer of seed molecules for initiating self-assembled molecular growth, said first monolayer formed on said substrate;
a second monolayer of active molecules comprising a plurality of rotor moieties and stator moieties, with one rotor moiety supported between two stator moieties, said second monolayer of active molecules formed on said first monolayer of seed molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said first monolayer and said second monolayer;
a third monolayer of spacer molecules, formed on said second monolayer of active molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said second monolayer and said third monolayer; and
a plurality of alternating second monolayers and third monolayers having said one-to-one correspondence,wherein said active molecules are switchable between two different states by an applied external electric field.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional molecular assembly and method of formation are provided. The molecular assembly is formed on a substrate. The molecular assembly comprises: a first monolayer of seed molecules for initiating self-assembled molecular growth, the first monolayer formed on the substrate; a second monolayer of active molecules comprising a plurality of rotor and stator moieties, with one rotor moiety supported between two stator moieties, the second monolayer of active molecules formed on the first monolayer of seed molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in the first monolayer and the second monolayer; a third monolayer of spacer molecules, formed on the second monolayer of active molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in the second monolayer and the third monolayer; and a plurality of alternating second monolayers and third monolayers having the one-to-one correspondence.
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40 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional molecular switch assembly, formed on a substrate, said molecular switch assembly comprising:
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a first monolayer of seed molecules for initiating self-assembled molecular growth, said first monolayer formed on said substrate; a second monolayer of active molecules comprising a plurality of rotor moieties and stator moieties, with one rotor moiety supported between two stator moieties, said second monolayer of active molecules formed on said first monolayer of seed molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said first monolayer and said second monolayer; a third monolayer of spacer molecules, formed on said second monolayer of active molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said second monolayer and said third monolayer; and a plurality of alternating second monolayers and third monolayers having said one-to-one correspondence, wherein said active molecules are switchable between two different states by an applied external electric field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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17. A method for fabricating a three-dimensional switch molecular assembly, formed on a substrate, said method comprising:
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forming on said substrate a first monolayer of seed molecules for initiating self-assembled molecular growth; forming, via molecular self-assembly, on said first monolayer a second monolayer of active molecules comprising a plurality of rotor moieties and stator moieties, with one rotor moiety supported between two stator moieties, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said first monolayer and said second monolayer; forming, via molecular self-assembly, on said second monolayer a third monolayer of spacer molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in said second monolayer and said third monolayer; and forming, via molecular self-assembly, a plurality of alternating second monolayers and third monolayers having said one-to-one correspondence, wherein said active molecules are switchable between two different states by an applied external electric field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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