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bucky-shuttle
- Bucky-shuttle as a memory element
This simulation shows the functionality of a bucky-shuttle as a nanotube-based
memory element. The outer capsule is a short segment of a (10,10) carbon
nanotube, with a diameter of 1.4 nanometers, terminated at both ends
by perfect fullerene caps. The capsule is large enough to hold a
C60 buckyball molecule inside. The buckyball carries a net positive
charge if it contains an alkali atom in the hollow cage. The C60
molecule can be shifted from one end to the other by applying an electric
field between the ends of the capsule. The two energy minima of this
system, with the buckyball bonded to either end of the capsule,
can be associated with bit 0 and bit 1. This structure has been patented as a
non-volatile memory element and awarded
U.S. Patent Number 6,473,351.
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