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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432217 | Method of achieving uniform length of carbon nanotubes (CNTS) and method of manufacturing field emission device (FED) using such CNTS In a method of achieving uniform lengths of Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) and a method of manufacturing a Field Emission Device (FED) using such CNTs, an organic film is coated to cover CNTs formed on a predetermined material layer. The organic film is etched to a predete... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427541 | Carbon nanotube energy well (CNEW) field effect transistor A structure to form an energy well within a Carbon nanotube is described. The structure includes a doped semiconductor region and an undoped semiconductor region. The Carbon nanotube is between the doped semiconductor region and the undoped semiconductor region. The... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7385220 | Fiber having dielectric polymeric layer on electrically conductive surface Fibers having an electrically conductive outer surface and having an average diameter of less than about 5 millimeters; and a dielectric polymeric layer comprising a polymer having a main polymer chain on the outer surface, the dielectric polymeric layer having a th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7358660 | Organic electroluminescence device and material thereof An organic electroluminescence device capable of solving the problem of realization of low-voltage driving and high luminance which is important for the prolongation of the life thereof, the organic electroluminescence device comprising a luminous layer composed of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348620 | Forming phase change memories Phase change memories may exhibit improved properties and lower cost in some cases by forming the phase change material layers in a planar configuration. A heater may be provided below the phase change material layers to appropriately heat the material to induce the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7294877 | Nanotube-on-gate FET structures and applications Nanotube on gate FET structures and applications of such, including n2 crossbars requiring only 2n control lines. A non-volatile transistor device includes a source region and a drain region of a first semiconductor type of material and a channel region o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273732 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors. In... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7170120 | Carbon nanotube energy well (CNEW) field effect transistor A structure to form an energy well within a Carbon nanotube is described. The structure includes a doped semiconductor region and an undoped semiconductor region. The Carbon nanotube is between the doped semiconductor region and the undoped semiconductor region. The... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7129097 | Integrated circuit chip utilizing oriented carbon nanotube conductive layers A conductive layer in an integrated circuit is formed as a sandwich having multiple sublayers, including at least one sublayer of oriented carbon nanotubes. The conductive layer sandwich preferably contains two sublayers of carbon nanotubes, in which the carbon nano... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129626 | Pixel structure for an edge-emitter field-emission display A pixel structure and an edge-emitter field-emission display device having a first substrate or backplate including a cathode disposed thereon and a second substrate or faceplate including an anode disposed thereon, wherein the anode on the second substrate or facep... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6352777 | Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with transparent electrodes An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device optimized to enhance desired characteristics such as external quantum efficiency is described. The photosensitive optoelectronic device has at least two transparent electrodes and one or more organic photoco... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6297495 | Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with a top transparent electrode An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device optimized to enhance desired characteristics such as external quantum efficiency is described. The photosensitive optoelectronic device has transparent electrode as the top electrode. The substrate may be th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6278055 | Stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with an electrically series configuration A stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic device optimized to enhance desired characteristics such as external quantum efficiency and voltage is described. The photosensitive optoelectronic device has a plurality of photosensitive optoelectronic sub... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6277766 | Method of making fullerene-decorated nanoparticles and their use as a low dielectric constant material for semiconductor devices This invention provides a process for making an insulation layer for use in microelectronic devices, whereby capacitive coupling and propagation delay in the microelectronic devices are reduced. This invention can include the formation of a stable solutio... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6198091 | Stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with a mixed electrical configuration A stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic device optimized to enhance desired characteristics such as external quantum efficiency, current and voltage. The photosensitive optoelectronic device has a plurality of photosensitive optoelectronic subcell... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198092 | Stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with an electrically parallel configuration A stacked organic photosensitive optoelectronic device optimized to enhance desired characteristics such as external quantum efficiency and current. The photosensitive optoelectronic device has a plurality of photosensitive optoelectronic subcells electri... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5986206 | Solar cell Polymer based solar cells incorporate nanoscale carbon particles as electron acceptors. The nanoscale carbon particles can be appropriate carbon blacks, especially modified laser black. Conducting polymers are used in the solar cells as electron donors up... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5596208 | Article comprising an organic thin film transistor Articles according to the invention comprise an improved organic thin film transistor (TFT) that can have substantially higher source/drain current on/off ratio than conventional organic TFTs. An exemplary TFT according to the invention comprises, in addi... | 01/21/1997 |