United States Patent | 5,420,746 |
Smith | May 30, 1995 |
Inventors: | Smith; Doran C. (Brick, NJ). |
Assignee: | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC). |
Appl. No.: | 046,535 |
Filed: | Apr. 13, 1993 |
Intl. Cl.: | H01G 4/06; |
U.S. Cl.: | 361/311.; |
Field of Search: | 311;312;321.1;321.5 |
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A solid state electronic device using single electrons to convey informat. A cluster of pure carbon atoms, commonly known as a fullerene, is used to trap a single electron tunneling through an insulating material located between conductive layers of the device.
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used and licensed by or for the Government for Governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalties thereon.