摘要:
This invention provides a new method of forming a self-assembling monolayer (SAM) of alcohol-terminated or thiol-terminated organic molecules (e.g. ferrocenes, porphyrins, etc.) on a silicon or other group IV element surface. The assembly is based on the formation of an E-O— or an E-S— bond where E is the group IV element (e.g. Si, Ge, etc.). The procedure has been successfully used on both P- and n-type group IV element surfaces. The assemblies are stable under ambient conditions and can be exposed to repeated electrochemical cycling.
摘要:
This invention provides novel high density memory devices that are electrically addressable permitting effective reading and writing, that provide a high memory density (e.g., 1015 bits/cm3), that provide a high degree of fault tolerance, and that are amenable to efficient chemical synthesis and chip fabrication. The devices are intrinsically latchable, defect tolerant, and support destructive or non-destructive read cycles. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a fixed electrode electrically coupled to a storage medium having a multiplicity of different and distinguishable oxidation states wherein data is stored in said oxidation states by the addition or withdrawal of one or more electrons from said storage medium via the electrically coupled electrode.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了可提供高存储密度(例如,10,15bit / cm 3)的电位置可允许有效读/写的新型高密度存储器件,其提供高度的容错能力,并且 适合有效的化学合成和芯片制造。 器件本质上可锁定,缺陷容忍,并支持破坏性或非破坏性的读取周期。 在优选实施例中,该装置包括电耦合到存储介质的固定电极,该存储介质具有多种不同且可区分的氧化态,其中通过经由该存储介质从所述存储介质中添加或撤出一个或多个电子而将数据存储在所述氧化态中 电耦合电极。
摘要:
Sinusoidal voltammetry was employed to detect both purine and pyrimidine-based nucleic acids. Adenine and cytosine, representing these two classes of nucleic acids, could be detected with nanomolar detection limits at a copper electrode under these conditions, where the sensitivity for adenine was much higher than that for cytosine. Detection limits for purine-containing nucleotides (e.g., adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP), adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP), and adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)) were on the order of 70-200 nM using this method. These detection limits are achieved for native nucleotides and are over two orders of magnitude lower than those found with UV absorbance detection. Pyrimidine-based nucleotides could also be detected with high sensitivity due to the presence of a sugar backbone which is electroactive at the copper surface. This detector is not fouled by the nucleotides and can be used for the sensitive detection of analyses eluting continuously from a chromatography column or a electrophoresis capillary. Entire nucleic acid molecules can be readily detected. For example, both single stranded and double stranded DNA is detected with a detection limit in the picomolar concentration range (i.e., 10.sup.-12 moles/L). In the present invention, the signal from a double stranded DNA is roughly twice that arising from a single stranded DNA strand of the same length.
摘要:
A means and method for capillary zone electrphoresis with laser-induced indirect fluorescence detection. A detector is positioned on the capillary tube of a capillary zone electrophoresis system. The detector includes a laser which generates a laser beam which is imposed upon a small portion of the capillary tube. Fluorescence of the elutant electromigrating through the capillary tube is indirectly detected and recorded.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the use of a distributable sampling and sensing system for the determination of volatile components of consumable foods and other agricultural products. This process is used to separate and concentrate the chemicals of interest from samples at remote locations onto a target substrate that can be analyzed on-site or at a central lab. The chemicals deposited onto the substrate can be analyzed on-site with specific sensors (e.g., electrochemical sensors) or the target substrate can be sent to a central lab where the components adsorbed within are analyzed with conventional chemical instrumental methods (e.g., GC-MS). This process provides sufficient flexibility to enable the chemical analysis of a wide range of chemical species of interest in target materials in remote locations.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a distributable sampling and sensing instrument for chemical analysis of consumable foods and other agricultural products. The distributed sampling system is used to separate and concentrate the chemicals of interest obtained from samples at remote locations via thermal desorption onto a detachable target substrate that can be analyzed on-site or off-site. The volatile components adsorbed onto the target substrate can be analyzed with specific sensors (e.g., electrochemical sensors) or the assembly can be sent to a central lab and analyzed with conventional chemical instrumentation (e.g., GC-MS). This instrument provides the capability to enable chemical analysis of a wide range of chemical species of interest in a wide range of environments and conditions.
摘要:
A tool for manufacturing molecular electronic devices having a coating unit contained in a controlled ambient environment. The coating unit is coupled to a source of active device molecules in solution. The coating unit is configured to apply a selected quantity of the solution to a surface of a substrate and the process tool processes the coated substrate in conditions that cause the active device molecules to attach to active areas of the substrate.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of treating a surface of a substrate. In one embodiment a kit for carrying out the binding of metals to a substrate is provided, comprising: a container comprising a heat-resistant organic molecule derivatized with an attachment group Y and a binding group X, the binding group X promotes binding of metals; and instructional materials teaching coupling the organic molecule to the substrate by heating the molecule and/or the surface to a temperature of at least 25° C.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of treating a surface of a substrate. In one particular aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide methods of treating a surface of a substrate that promote binding of one or more metal elements to the surface. According to some embodiments of the invention, films are formed on any conducting, semiconductive or non-conductive surface, by thermal reaction of molecules containing reactive groups in an organic solvent or in aqueous solution. The thermal reaction may be produced under a variety of conditions. In another aspect, the present invention provides a printed circuit board, comprising: at least one substrate; a layer of organic molecules attached to the at least one substrate; and a metal layer atop said layer of organic molecules.
摘要:
Molecular memories, i.e., memories that incorporate molecules for charge storage, are disclosed. Molecular memory cells, molecular memory arrays, and electronic devices including molecular memory are also disclosed, as are processing systems and methods for manufacturing molecular memories. Methods of manufacturing molecular memories that enable semiconductor devices and interconnections to be manufactured monolithically with molecular memory are also disclosed.