<p>Provided is a device, such as a switch structure ( 100 ), that includes a contact ( 102 ) and a conductive element ( 104 ) that is configured to be deformable between a first position in which the conductive element is separated from the contact and a second position in which the conductive element contacts the contact. The conductive element can be formed substantially of metallic material configured to inhibit time-dependent deformation. For example, the metallic material may be configured to exhibit a maximum steady-state plastic strain rate of less than 10 -13 s -1 when subject to a stress of at least about 25 percent of a yield strength of the metallic material and a temperature less than or equal to about half of a melting temperature of the metallic material. The contact and the conductive element may be part of a microelectromechanical device or a nanoelectromechanical device. Associated methods are also provided.</p>
申请公布号
EP2315221(A1)
申请公布日期
2011.04.27
申请号
EP20100177345
申请日期
2010.09.17
申请人
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
发明人
KEIMEL, CHRISTOPHER FRED;AIMI, MARCO FRANCESCO;BANSAL, SHUBHRA;CORDERMAN, REED ROEDER;KISHORE, KUNA VENKAT SATYA RAMA;REDDY, EDDULA SUDHAKAR;SAHA, ATANU;SUBRAMANIAN, KANAKASABAPATHI;THAKRE, PARAG;CORWIN, ALEX DAVID