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Molecular Switches of a Self-Assembling Helical Biladienone

Hatazawa T., Kita K., Matsui E., Matsuzawa N.N., Mizutani T., Moriya S., Sasaki T., Sony Corporation, JP

We report a molecular field-effect-transistor employing zinc biladienone (1) as the active element. 1 has not only a rigid disk-shaped core such as porphyrins but also a non-symmetric flexible. The operation of the new transistor, [...]

Electrical Property of Fullerene Films Polymerized by Argon Plasma Treatment

Maruyama R., Sony Corporation, JP

Fullerene (C60) is a promising material for nano-carbon device research. Control of the electrical property of C60 is necessary for applications. C60 polymer has great promise because its unique structure allows its electrical and optical [...]

SPDC: An Automatic Generator of Input Data for Process Simulators from Process Flow Data for Manufacturing

Ansai H., Komatsu Y., Mukai M., Tatsumi T., Sony Corporation, JP

We have developed a system called SPDC, which is designed to automatically generate input data for simulation from process ow data for manufacturing. As this conversion is not one-to-one translation, SPDC prepares databased knowledge called [...]