Novel type of attachment of organic molecules to a silicon surface for producing memory elements having organic constituents

摘要

A nonvolatile memory element in a semiconductor structure comprises at least two contacts, of which one comprises silicon, and a monolayer of conductive organic molecules producing a conductive connection between the two contacts. The organic molecule comprise alternating ethynyl and aryl groups and have at least one group selected from among benzonitrile, phenylacetonitrile, benzoylacetonitrile, benzoyl cyanide by means of which the molecule bonds via the cyano group to the silicon contact at the end of the molecule.