OSCILLISTOR SENSING TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

The report describes the technical findings of an 18month Research and Development effort to determine the feasibility of using the oscillistor, a molecular electronics device, to sense changes in voltage, temperature and angular position. Both germanium and silicon oscillistors were fabricated and evaluated for the sensing application. The theory of oscillistor operation was summarized and compared with actual device performance data. Test models were fabricated and delivered to the Flight Dynamics Laboratory. Silicon oscillistors were found to be the most stable. It is recommended that advances in silicon planar technology be applied to produce a silicon oscillistor with lower operating impedance. Such a device would make a practical low-dissipation sensor. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617520

Entities

People

  • E. E. Moore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Dissipation
  • Dynamics
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Germanium
  • Impedance
  • Molecular Electronics
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems