COATED FULLERENES, COMPOSITES AND DIELECTRICS MADE THEREFROM

摘要

A coated fullerene interconnect device, comprising at least two fullerenes; a layer of at least one inorganic oxide coating a portion of the at least two fullerenes; wherein the at least two fullerenes contact each other to form at least one spontaneous interconnect; and at least one metal contact located at the at least one spontaneous interconnect. The device can be made by dispersing a fullerene in a solvent to provide a solution comprising a dispersed fullerene; depositing (other than by a sol-gel process) a layer of at least one inorganic oxide from the solution onto at least one surface of the dispersed fullerene to form a coated fullerene; isolating the coated fullerene; removing a portion of the layer of at least one inorganic oxide in a manner suitable for permitting at least two fullerenes to contact each other form at least one spontaneous interconnect; optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes of at least one spontaneous interconnect to separate; optionally, allowing at least two fullerenes to contact each other to form at least one new spontaneous interconnect; and depositing at least one metal contact at the at least one spontaneous interconnect and/or at least one new spontaneous interconnect.