ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL FUNCTIONS THROUGH MOLECULAR FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS

摘要

An electronic device for implementing digital functions comprising a first and a second electrode regions, separated by an interposing region comprising a dielectric region, is described. The first and the second electrode regions comprise at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, respectively, configured to generate in the interposing region an electric field depending on an electric potential difference applied thereto. In the interposing region, a molecular layer is comprised, which is composed of a plurality of molecules, each being capable of assuming one or more states, in a controllable manner, depending on a sensed electric field. The dielectric region has a spatially variable dielectric profile, to determine a respective spatially variable field profile of the sensed electric field at the molecular layer.

主权项

1. A method for electronic computation through implementation of digital functions, comprising:
applying a potential difference between a first electrode and a second electrode of an electronic device that includes an interposing region between the electrodes, the interposing region including a dielectric region having a spatially variable dielectric profile, the interposing region including a molecular layer that includes a plurality of molecules, each configured to assume one or more electric states in a controllable manner according to a sensed electric field, the applying including generating an electrode electric field in the interposing region; and affecting the states of the molecules of the molecular layer by spatially modulating the sensed electric field at the molecular layer, said spatially modulating depending on a spatially variable field profile determined by the spatially variable dielectric profile of the dielectric region.