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US 8,481,421"Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket:
William A. Goddard, Weiqiao Deng, Yuki Matsuda
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Figure 5 shows a table with results of experiments conducted with reference to a Pt metal contact. [0025] Fi g ure 6 shows anchor structures related to the experiment of Fi g ure 5. [0026] Fi g ure 7 shows a sandwich slab structure for use with the embodiment of Fi g ures 5 and 6. [0027] Fi g ure 8 …
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Figure 6. [0029] Fi g ure 10 shows microscope images of Pt loaded on multi-wall carbon nanotubes. [0030] Fi g ure 11 shows a graph used to determine active surface areas of Pt. 5 [0031] Fi g ure 12 shows a series of normalized comparative curves to examine specific SVG …
Figures 29 and 30 shows diagrams and a table for evaluating contact resistance of Cu (1 1 1)-anchor-graphene models.
Figure 31 shows an outline of processing steps that might be used to implement the assembly of CNT-anchor-Cu electrode systems of the present disclosure.
Figure 32 shows a structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure suitable to be included in a fuel cell.
Figure 33 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 34 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 35 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 36 shows an optimized structure of graphene on Pt 111 surface.
Figure 37 shows optimized structures of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -N-anchor.
Figure 38 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -S-anchor.
Figure 39 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-CON-anchor.
Figure 40 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-S₀ 3-anchor.
Figure 41 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-COO-anchor. 7 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US [0058] Fi g ure 42 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-O- anchor. …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A structure comprising: a graphene-like carbon; a conducting material; and a functional linker, linking the graphene-like carbon and the conducting material, thus forming a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the graphene like carbon is selected from the group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multiple-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotube bundles, carbon nanotube fibers, single layer graphenes, multiple layer graphenes, graphite surfaces, graphene nano ribbons, and fullerenes.
The structure of claim 1 wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloys, metal carbides, metal hydrides, metal oxides and metal sulfides.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker bonds to the graphene-like carbon through a covalent bond and the functional linker bonds to the conducting material through an electron sharing bond.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is a 7L conjugated functional linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker has common formula A i Bm Z with 1= 0 or 1, m= 0 or 1 and n= 0 or 1, wherein at least one of 1 and n is 1, wherein A is a functional group having the ability to bind to the conducting material, Z is a functional group having ability 52 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US to bind the graphene-like carbon, and B is a functional group having ability to bind to both A and Z.
The structure of claim 8, wherein B is a conjugated group selected from the group consisting of 53 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 15. The structure of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube is selected from the group consisting of: single-walled carbon nanotube, double-walled carbon nanotube and multiwalled carbon nanotube.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of platinum, copper, palladium, gold, silver, ruthenium, and nickel.
An integrated circuit comprising the structure of claim 1.
The integrated circuit of claim 17, comprising an interconnect layer, the interconnect layer comprising the graphene-like carbon of claim 1.
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits, the method comprising: providing a conducting material to form at least one electrode; providing a graphene-like carbon to form at least one portion of an interconnect layer; providing a functional linker able to link the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon; and contacting the at least one electrode with the functional linker and the at least one portion of the interconnect layer to form an electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure, the electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure being part of the integrated circuit.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate, an electronic device, a dielectric material, and an interconnect layer, the method comprising: 54 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an electronic device on the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, and forming an interconnect layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect layer comprises a graphene-like carbon material, and wherein the graphene-like carbon material is linked to the electronic device by a functional anchor, to form a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-electronic device structure.
The method of claim 21, wherein the graphene-like carbon is a nanotube manufactured in a separate process prior to being deposited on the semiconductor substrate.
The method of claim 21, further comprising chemical-mechanical polishing the semiconductor substrate at some point after forming an interconnect layer.
A fuel cell comprising: a support comprising a graphene-like carbon; an anode comprising a conducting material; a proton exchange electrolyte membrane; and a cathode comprising a conducting material, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is linked to the graphene-like carbon by a functional linker capable of linking the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon in a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, f u rther comprising a catalyst formed of a conducting material wherein the f u nctional linker links the conducting material of the catalyst and the graphene-like carbon of the support in a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker and the conducting material is platinum.
Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 27. The f u el cell of claim 24, further comprising an anode current collector.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure
integrated circuit with graphene-like carbon interconnect
Materials described outside the worked examples.
graphene-like carbon
single-walled carbon nanotube
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Voltage | 0.1–0.1 V | — |
Voltage |
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Figure 5 shows a table with results of experiments conducted with reference to a Pt metal contact. [0025] Fi g ure 6 shows anchor structures related to the experiment of Fi g ure 5. [0026] Fi g ure 7 shows a sandwich slab structure for use with the embodiment of Fi g ures 5 and 6. [0027] Fi g ure 8 …
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Figure 6. [0029] Fi g ure 10 shows microscope images of Pt loaded on multi-wall carbon nanotubes. [0030] Fi g ure 11 shows a graph used to determine active surface areas of Pt. 5 [0031] Fi g ure 12 shows a series of normalized comparative curves to examine specific SVG …
Figures 29 and 30 shows diagrams and a table for evaluating contact resistance of Cu (1 1 1)-anchor-graphene models.
Figure 31 shows an outline of processing steps that might be used to implement the assembly of CNT-anchor-Cu electrode systems of the present disclosure.
Figure 32 shows a structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure suitable to be included in a fuel cell.
Figure 33 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 34 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 35 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 36 shows an optimized structure of graphene on Pt 111 surface.
Figure 37 shows optimized structures of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -N-anchor.
Figure 38 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -S-anchor.
Figure 39 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-CON-anchor.
Figure 40 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-S₀ 3-anchor.
Figure 41 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-COO-anchor. 7 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US [0058] Fi g ure 42 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-O- anchor. …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A structure comprising: a graphene-like carbon; a conducting material; and a functional linker, linking the graphene-like carbon and the conducting material, thus forming a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the graphene like carbon is selected from the group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multiple-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotube bundles, carbon nanotube fibers, single layer graphenes, multiple layer graphenes, graphite surfaces, graphene nano ribbons, and fullerenes.
The structure of claim 1 wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloys, metal carbides, metal hydrides, metal oxides and metal sulfides.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker bonds to the graphene-like carbon through a covalent bond and the functional linker bonds to the conducting material through an electron sharing bond.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is a 7L conjugated functional linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker has common formula A i Bm Z with 1= 0 or 1, m= 0 or 1 and n= 0 or 1, wherein at least one of 1 and n is 1, wherein A is a functional group having the ability to bind to the conducting material, Z is a functional group having ability 52 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US to bind the graphene-like carbon, and B is a functional group having ability to bind to both A and Z.
The structure of claim 8, wherein B is a conjugated group selected from the group consisting of 53 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 15. The structure of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube is selected from the group consisting of: single-walled carbon nanotube, double-walled carbon nanotube and multiwalled carbon nanotube.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of platinum, copper, palladium, gold, silver, ruthenium, and nickel.
An integrated circuit comprising the structure of claim 1.
The integrated circuit of claim 17, comprising an interconnect layer, the interconnect layer comprising the graphene-like carbon of claim 1.
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits, the method comprising: providing a conducting material to form at least one electrode; providing a graphene-like carbon to form at least one portion of an interconnect layer; providing a functional linker able to link the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon; and contacting the at least one electrode with the functional linker and the at least one portion of the interconnect layer to form an electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure, the electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure being part of the integrated circuit.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate, an electronic device, a dielectric material, and an interconnect layer, the method comprising: 54 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an electronic device on the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, and forming an interconnect layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect layer comprises a graphene-like carbon material, and wherein the graphene-like carbon material is linked to the electronic device by a functional anchor, to form a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-electronic device structure.
The method of claim 21, wherein the graphene-like carbon is a nanotube manufactured in a separate process prior to being deposited on the semiconductor substrate.
The method of claim 21, further comprising chemical-mechanical polishing the semiconductor substrate at some point after forming an interconnect layer.
A fuel cell comprising: a support comprising a graphene-like carbon; an anode comprising a conducting material; a proton exchange electrolyte membrane; and a cathode comprising a conducting material, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is linked to the graphene-like carbon by a functional linker capable of linking the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon in a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, f u rther comprising a catalyst formed of a conducting material wherein the f u nctional linker links the conducting material of the catalyst and the graphene-like carbon of the support in a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker and the conducting material is platinum.
Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 27. The f u el cell of claim 24, further comprising an anode current collector.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure
integrated circuit with graphene-like carbon interconnect
Materials described outside the worked examples.
graphene-like carbon
single-walled carbon nanotube
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Voltage | 0.1–0.1 V | — |
Voltage |
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Figure 5 shows a table with results of experiments conducted with reference to a Pt metal contact. [0025] Fi g ure 6 shows anchor structures related to the experiment of Fi g ure 5. [0026] Fi g ure 7 shows a sandwich slab structure for use with the embodiment of Fi g ures 5 and 6. [0027] Fi g ure 8 …
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Figure 6. [0029] Fi g ure 10 shows microscope images of Pt loaded on multi-wall carbon nanotubes. [0030] Fi g ure 11 shows a graph used to determine active surface areas of Pt. 5 [0031] Fi g ure 12 shows a series of normalized comparative curves to examine specific SVG …
Figures 29 and 30 shows diagrams and a table for evaluating contact resistance of Cu (1 1 1)-anchor-graphene models.
Figure 31 shows an outline of processing steps that might be used to implement the assembly of CNT-anchor-Cu electrode systems of the present disclosure.
Figure 32 shows a structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure suitable to be included in a fuel cell.
Figure 33 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 34 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 35 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 36 shows an optimized structure of graphene on Pt 111 surface.
Figure 37 shows optimized structures of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -N-anchor.
Figure 38 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -S-anchor.
Figure 39 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-CON-anchor.
Figure 40 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-S₀ 3-anchor.
Figure 41 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-COO-anchor. 7 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US [0058] Fi g ure 42 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-O- anchor. …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A structure comprising: a graphene-like carbon; a conducting material; and a functional linker, linking the graphene-like carbon and the conducting material, thus forming a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the graphene like carbon is selected from the group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multiple-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotube bundles, carbon nanotube fibers, single layer graphenes, multiple layer graphenes, graphite surfaces, graphene nano ribbons, and fullerenes.
The structure of claim 1 wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloys, metal carbides, metal hydrides, metal oxides and metal sulfides.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker bonds to the graphene-like carbon through a covalent bond and the functional linker bonds to the conducting material through an electron sharing bond.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is a 7L conjugated functional linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker has common formula A i Bm Z with 1= 0 or 1, m= 0 or 1 and n= 0 or 1, wherein at least one of 1 and n is 1, wherein A is a functional group having the ability to bind to the conducting material, Z is a functional group having ability 52 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US to bind the graphene-like carbon, and B is a functional group having ability to bind to both A and Z.
The structure of claim 8, wherein B is a conjugated group selected from the group consisting of 53 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 15. The structure of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube is selected from the group consisting of: single-walled carbon nanotube, double-walled carbon nanotube and multiwalled carbon nanotube.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of platinum, copper, palladium, gold, silver, ruthenium, and nickel.
An integrated circuit comprising the structure of claim 1.
The integrated circuit of claim 17, comprising an interconnect layer, the interconnect layer comprising the graphene-like carbon of claim 1.
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits, the method comprising: providing a conducting material to form at least one electrode; providing a graphene-like carbon to form at least one portion of an interconnect layer; providing a functional linker able to link the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon; and contacting the at least one electrode with the functional linker and the at least one portion of the interconnect layer to form an electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure, the electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure being part of the integrated circuit.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate, an electronic device, a dielectric material, and an interconnect layer, the method comprising: 54 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an electronic device on the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, and forming an interconnect layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect layer comprises a graphene-like carbon material, and wherein the graphene-like carbon material is linked to the electronic device by a functional anchor, to form a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-electronic device structure.
The method of claim 21, wherein the graphene-like carbon is a nanotube manufactured in a separate process prior to being deposited on the semiconductor substrate.
The method of claim 21, further comprising chemical-mechanical polishing the semiconductor substrate at some point after forming an interconnect layer.
A fuel cell comprising: a support comprising a graphene-like carbon; an anode comprising a conducting material; a proton exchange electrolyte membrane; and a cathode comprising a conducting material, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is linked to the graphene-like carbon by a functional linker capable of linking the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon in a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, f u rther comprising a catalyst formed of a conducting material wherein the f u nctional linker links the conducting material of the catalyst and the graphene-like carbon of the support in a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker and the conducting material is platinum.
Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 27. The f u el cell of claim 24, further comprising an anode current collector.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure
integrated circuit with graphene-like carbon interconnect
Materials described outside the worked examples.
graphene-like carbon
single-walled carbon nanotube
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Voltage | 0.1–0.1 V | — |
Voltage |
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Figure 5 shows a table with results of experiments conducted with reference to a Pt metal contact. [0025] Fi g ure 6 shows anchor structures related to the experiment of Fi g ure 5. [0026] Fi g ure 7 shows a sandwich slab structure for use with the embodiment of Fi g ures 5 and 6. [0027] Fi g ure 8 …
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Figure 6. [0029] Fi g ure 10 shows microscope images of Pt loaded on multi-wall carbon nanotubes. [0030] Fi g ure 11 shows a graph used to determine active surface areas of Pt. 5 [0031] Fi g ure 12 shows a series of normalized comparative curves to examine specific SVG …
Figures 29 and 30 shows diagrams and a table for evaluating contact resistance of Cu (1 1 1)-anchor-graphene models.
Figure 31 shows an outline of processing steps that might be used to implement the assembly of CNT-anchor-Cu electrode systems of the present disclosure.
Figure 32 shows a structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure suitable to be included in a fuel cell.
Figure 33 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 34 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 35 shows a diagram illustrating functionalization of a graphene-like carbon according to an embodiment herein described.
Figure 36 shows an optimized structure of graphene on Pt 111 surface.
Figure 37 shows optimized structures of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -N-anchor.
Figure 38 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by -S-anchor.
Figure 39 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-CON-anchor.
Figure 40 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-S₀ 3-anchor.
Figure 41 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-COO-anchor. 7 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US [0058] Fi g ure 42 shows an optimized structure of graphene linked with Pt 111 surface by-O- anchor. …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A structure comprising: a graphene-like carbon; a conducting material; and a functional linker, linking the graphene-like carbon and the conducting material, thus forming a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the graphene like carbon is selected from the group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multiple-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotube bundles, carbon nanotube fibers, single layer graphenes, multiple layer graphenes, graphite surfaces, graphene nano ribbons, and fullerenes.
The structure of claim 1 wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloys, metal carbides, metal hydrides, metal oxides and metal sulfides.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker bonds to the graphene-like carbon through a covalent bond and the functional linker bonds to the conducting material through an electron sharing bond.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker is a 7L conjugated functional linker.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the functional linker has common formula A i Bm Z with 1= 0 or 1, m= 0 or 1 and n= 0 or 1, wherein at least one of 1 and n is 1, wherein A is a functional group having the ability to bind to the conducting material, Z is a functional group having ability 52 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US to bind the graphene-like carbon, and B is a functional group having ability to bind to both A and Z.
The structure of claim 8, wherein B is a conjugated group selected from the group consisting of 53 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 15. The structure of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube is selected from the group consisting of: single-walled carbon nanotube, double-walled carbon nanotube and multiwalled carbon nanotube.
The structure of claim 1, wherein the conducting material is selected from the group consisting of platinum, copper, palladium, gold, silver, ruthenium, and nickel.
An integrated circuit comprising the structure of claim 1.
The integrated circuit of claim 17, comprising an interconnect layer, the interconnect layer comprising the graphene-like carbon of claim 1.
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits, the method comprising: providing a conducting material to form at least one electrode; providing a graphene-like carbon to form at least one portion of an interconnect layer; providing a functional linker able to link the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon; and contacting the at least one electrode with the functional linker and the at least one portion of the interconnect layer to form an electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure, the electrode-functional linker- interconnect layer structure being part of the integrated circuit.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate, an electronic device, a dielectric material, and an interconnect layer, the method comprising: 54 Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an electronic device on the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, and forming an interconnect layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect layer comprises a graphene-like carbon material, and wherein the graphene-like carbon material is linked to the electronic device by a functional anchor, to form a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-electronic device structure.
The method of claim 21, wherein the graphene-like carbon is a nanotube manufactured in a separate process prior to being deposited on the semiconductor substrate.
The method of claim 21, further comprising chemical-mechanical polishing the semiconductor substrate at some point after forming an interconnect layer.
A fuel cell comprising: a support comprising a graphene-like carbon; an anode comprising a conducting material; a proton exchange electrolyte membrane; and a cathode comprising a conducting material, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is linked to the graphene-like carbon by a functional linker capable of linking the conducting material and the graphene-like carbon in a graphene-like carbon-f u nctional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, f u rther comprising a catalyst formed of a conducting material wherein the f u nctional linker links the conducting material of the catalyst and the graphene-like carbon of the support in a graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure.
The f u el cell of claim 24, wherein the functional linker is an organic linker and the conducting material is platinum.
Title: "Functional Anchors Connecting..." Inventors: William A. Goddard et al Attorney Docket: P₂₅₉-US 27. The f u el cell of claim 24, further comprising an anode current collector.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
graphene-like carbon-functional linker-conducting material structure
integrated circuit with graphene-like carbon interconnect
Materials described outside the worked examples.
graphene-like carbon
single-walled carbon nanotube
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
Figure 9 shows a graph of bias voltage v. contact resistance for the anchors of
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Voltage | 0.1–0.1 V | — |
Voltage |
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Voltage | ≤ 0.675 V | — |
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Voltage | ≤ 0.675 V | — |
Voltage | ≤ 0.688 V | — |
Voltage | ≤ 0.711 V | — |
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| 0.05–0.37 V |
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Thickness | 1–1.5 nm | — |
Duration | 2–3 hours | — |
Voltage | ≤ 0.675 V | — |
Voltage | ≤ 0.688 V | — |
Voltage | ≤ 0.711 V | — |