Molecular electronic device having a patterned electrode and method of fabricating the same
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1. A molecular electronic device, comprising:
- a first electrode having a surface that includes prominences and depressions;
a plurality of molecules self-assembled on the surface of the first electrode; and
a thin film of an oxide-based material formed over the first electrode;
wherein the plurality of molecules are self-assembled on the thin film.
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Abstract
A molecular electronic device, and a method of fabricating the same, includes a first electrode having a plurality of prominences and depressions on which a plurality of molecules are self-assembled. Capacitance of a molecular electronic device used as a capacitor is increased by forming prominences and depressions on the surface of the first electrode thereby enabling more molecules to be self-assembled on the surface of the lower electrode.
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1. A molecular electronic device, comprising:
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a first electrode having a surface that includes prominences and depressions; a plurality of molecules self-assembled on the surface of the first electrode; and a thin film of an oxide-based material formed over the first electrode; wherein the plurality of molecules are self-assembled on the thin film. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A memory device, comprising:
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a transistor having source and drain regions; and a capacitor connected to the source or drain regions of the transistor; wherein the capacitor includes; a first electrode having prominences and depressions on a surface of the first electrode; a plurality of molecules self-assembled over the surface; an electrolyte layer over the first electrode; a second electrode over the electrolyte layer, and an oxide thin film formed over the first electrode; wherein each of the plurality of molecules includes a tether connected to the surface of the first electrode, and a redox active unit for reacting with the electrolyte layer to be oxidized or deoxidized. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of fabricating a molecular electronic device, comprising:
- forming a first electrode on a substrate;
forming prominences and depressions on a surface of the first electrode; and
forming a plurality of molecules on the surface of the first electrode using a self-assembling method, further comprising;forming a thin film of an oxide-based material over the first electrode after forming the prominences and the depressions on the surface of the first electrode, wherein the plurality of molecules are formed on a surface of the thin film by the self-assembling method. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- forming a first electrode on a substrate;
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