ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHING DEVICE WITH ELECTRODES HAVING 2D LAYERED MATERIALS WITH DISTINCT FUNCTIONAL AREAS

An electromechanical switching device includes a first electrode, comprising layers of a first 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a first surface; a second electrode, comprising layers of a second 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a second surface opposite the first surface; and an ac...

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Main Authors KNOLL ARMIN W, KOREN ELAD, DUERIG URS T, LOERTSCHER EMANUEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.05.2016
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICALDEVICES
MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELAYS
SELECTORS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An electromechanical switching device includes a first electrode, comprising layers of a first 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a first surface; a second electrode, comprising layers of a second 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a second surface opposite the first surface; and an actuation mechanism; wherein each of the first and second 2D layered materials has an anisotropic electrical conductivity, which is lower transversely to its layers than in-plane with the layers; the first electrode includes two distinct areas alongside the first surface, which areas differ in at least one structural, electrical and/or magnetic property; and at least one of the first and second electrodes is actuatable by the actuation mechanism, such that actuation thereof for modification of an electrical conductance transverse to each of the first surface and the second surface to enable current modulation between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514948626