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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deposition method for a non-volatile resistance switching memory. SOLUTION: The method for depositing a switching material can be switched between persistent conductive states. The microelectronic device is a non-volatile resistance switching memory comprising the switching material for storing digital information. The method comprises a step of depositing the switching material by a standard CMOS deposition technique at a temperature lower than 400°C. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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SZ9-90-015 SUPERCONDUCTING FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH INVERTED MISFET STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME This field-effect transistor comprises a conductive substrate serving as the gate electrode, an insulating barrier layer, and a superconducting channel layer on top of the barrier layer. The superconductor layer carries a pair of mutually spaced electrodes forming source and drain, respectively. The substrate is provided with an appropriate gate contact. The substrate consists of a material belonging to the same crystallographic family as the barrier layer. In a preferred embodiment, the substrate is niobium-doped strontium titanate, the barrier layer is undoped strontium titanate, and the superconductor is a thin film of a material having a lattice constant at least approximately similar to the one of the materials of the substrate and barrier layers. A preferred material of this type is YBa2Cu3O7-.delta., where O ? .delta. ? 0.5.
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Field-Emission Scanning Auger Electron Microscope The Auger electron microscope is equipped with a field-emission tip (10) maintained at an essentially constant distance above the surface of the specimen (7). The tip (10) may consist of a tungsten (100) whisker having a radius of ~50 nm at the apex, the working distance being on the order of 1mm. Auger electrons emitted from the surface of the specimen (7) are collected by an electron energy analyzer (11) for conventional processing. Mutual scanning displacement between tip (10) and specimen (7) is obtained by an xyz-drive module (6) which is also responsible for adjusting the working distance of the tip (10). The entire microscope set-up is mounted on vibration damping means (4, 5) and may be inserted into a vacuum system by means of an appropriate flange (1), if need be.
Abstract:
The superconductive compounds are oxides of the general formula RE2-xAExTM.O4-y , wherein RE is a rare earth, AE is a member of the group of alkaline earths or a combination of at least two member of that group, and TM is a transition metal, and wherein x
Abstract:
A microelectronic device is designed such that it includes a region between electrodes having a switchable ohmic resistance wherein the region is made of a substance comprising components Ax, By, and oxygen Oz. The ohmic resistance in the region is reversibly switchable between different states by applying different voltage pulses. The different voltage pulses lead to the respective different states. An appropriate amount of dopant(s) in the substance improves the switching, whereby the microelectronic device becomes controllable and reliable.
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LIGHT WAVEGUIDE WITH A SUBMICRON APERTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE WAVEGUIDE AND APPLICATION OF THE WAVEGUIDE IN AN OPTICAL MEMORY The light waveguide consists of an optically transparent body at one end cut to a sharp tip and polished optically flat at the other. A metallization on its surface is thick enough to be opaque. By pressing the waveguide against a rigid plate, the metallization is plastically deformed so as to expose a tiny aperture at the tip of the body through which light can pass. By carefully controlling the deformation of the metallization, the diameter of the aperture can be kept between 10 and 500 nm. The application of the aperture when incorporated in the semiconductor laser of the read/write head of an optical storage device is described.
Abstract:
The superconductive compounds are oxides of the general formula RE2-xAExTM.O4-y , wherein RE is a rare earth, AE is a member of the group of alkaline earths or a combination of at least two member of that group, and TM is a transition metal, and wherein x