PROGRAMMABLE POLYELECTROLYTE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES

摘要

An apparatus, e.g. electrical switch includes a first solid electrode (14) on a substrate (12), a polyelectrolyte layer (18) over a part of the first solid electrode (14), a second solid electrode (16) on a portion of the polyelectrolyte layer (18), and an anchoring layer (26) on the part of the first solid electrode (14). The polyelectrolyte layer (18) is either chemically bonded to the anchoring layer (26) or has a thickness of less than about 20 nanometers.