Method for selective electroless attachment of contacts to electrochemically-active molecules

a technology of electrochemically-active molecules and contacts, applied in the field of molecular electronics, can solve the problems of reducing the extent of metal, and reducing the efficiency of electrochemical contacts, so as to achieve the effect of reducing additional process steps, reducing the number of chemical steps, and reducing the number of electrochemical contacts
US20050112873A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26ZANGMEISTER CHRISTOPHER D +1
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ZANGMEISTER CHRISTOPHER D
Publication Date
2005-05-26
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Abstract

A solution-based method for attaching metal contacts to molecular films is described. The metal contacts are attached to functional groups on individual molecules in the molecular film. The chemical state of the functional group is controlled to induce electroless metal deposition preferentially at the functional group site. The functionalized molecules may also be patterned on a surface to give spatial control over the location of the metal contacts in a more complex structure. Spatial control is limited only by the ability to pattern the molecular film. To demonstrate the feasibility of this concept, self-assembled monolayers of model, molecular-electronic compounds have been prepared on gold surfaces, and these surfaces were subsequently exposed to electroless deposition plating baths. These samples exhibited selective metal contact attachment, even on patterned surfaces.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 246,148, entitled “Selective Electroless Attachment of Contacts to Electrochemically-Active Molecules,” filed Sep. 17, 2002 by Christopher Zangmeister and Roger Van Zee, which was based upon and claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60 / 359,623, entitled “Selective Electroless Attachment Of Contacts To Electrochemically-Active Molecules”, filed Feb. 26, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is herein specifically incorporated by reference for all that they disclose and teach.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention generally pertains to molecular electronics and more specifically to the formation of metal contacts connected to molecules and molecular films.

[0004] 2. Description of the Background

[0005] Nearly all modern electronic devices are based on the complementary metal-oxide-silicon field-effect ...

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