[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 58647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20355]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Government owned invention available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned in whole by the U.S. 
Government as represented by the Department of Commerce. The invention 
is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR 
Part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of 
federally funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
this invention may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 222, Room A155, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188, fax 301-975-3482, or e-
mail: [email protected]. Any request for information should include 
the NIST Docket number and title for the invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research 
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform 
further research on the invention for purposes of commercialization. 
The invention available for licensing is:

[NIST Docket Number: 06-010]

    Title: Self-Assembled Monolayer Based Silver Switches.
    Abstract: The invention is a two-state switching device based on 
two electrodes separated by a self-assembled monolayer. At least one of 
the electrodes may be composed of silver and the other electrode of any 
electrically conductive material, such as metals, especially gold or 
platinum. In the high-resistance OFF state, the two electrodes are 
separated by a non-electrically conducting organic monolayer. 
Application of a negative threshold bias causes a silver ion filament 
to grow within the monolayer and bridge the gap between the two 
electrodes, changing the device into a low-resistance ON state. The 
device may be turned OFF by application of a positive threshold bias, 
which causes the ionic filament to retract back into the silver 
electrode. The device is easy to fabricate, smaller than currently 
available devices, and because the only required components are silver, 
another electrode and a self-assembled monolayer between them, it 
should be possible to incorporate this switch into a variety of device 
geometries.

    Dated: October 3, 2007.
James M. Turner,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. E7-20355 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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