Vacuum polyradical deposition (VPRD) techniques for specialty nanoelectronics

加拿大的塑料和聚合物制造业需要复兴，而加拿大的信息和通信技术(ICT)制造业正在蓬勃发展。我们的大数据社会和ICT的**进步产生了对新制造解决方案的持续需求，在所需的**厚度、简单性和成本水平上，这些解决方案目前是硅电子产品无法提供的，基于有机聚合物的‘塑料’电子产品**经常被建议作为有前途的替代方案。这就产生了对开发先进的、环保的制造方法以生产**电子级“塑料”材料的迫切需求。多自由基是一种聚合物，其中每个重复单元都支持一个不成对的电子，它处于闪存研究的前沿，闪存是一种数据存储单元，能够在没有任何外部电源的情况下保留信息**，但可以无限次写入。这项提议利用了范奇尼-吉尔罗伊团队最近取得的创纪录的成就，该团队展示了来自新设计的多自由基poly[1，5-diisopropyl-3-(cis-5-norbornene**-exo-2，3-dicarboxiimide)-6-oxo-verdazyl](P60V)的超薄闪存**存储设备并获得了专利，该存储设备具有有史以来最薄的有源层(10 Nm)，比商业硅同行要薄得多**。为了利用这一惊人的发现，必须**实施一种工业上**可扩展的系统，该系统具有从有机多自由基导出集成电子产品的潜力。Fanchini-Gilroy团队将与加拿大最大的电子真空聚合物沉积**系统生产商Plamionique合作，开发一种新型真空多自由基沉积(VPRD)反应器的原型，该反应器将由我们的工业合作伙伴商业化，实现无溶剂和**环保的多自由基大批量生产，为加拿大带来巨大利益。还将用新的VPRD制造系统演示将大量存储器组件集成到单个芯片上的**闪存的原型，它将展示**西方大学纳米制造Facility.********************************************************************************************************开发的器件图案化技术*

The Canadian plastics and polymer manufacturing sector is in need of a rejuvenation, while Canada's**information and communication technology (ICT) manufacturing is booming. Our 'big' data society and the**progress of ICT generate a continuous demand for new manufacturing solutions that, at the required levels of**thinness, simplicity, and costs, are not currently available from silicon electronics, and 'plastic' electronics**based on organic polymers have often been suggested as promising alternative. This has created a pressing**need for the development of advanced, environmentally-friendly manufacturing methods for the production of**electronic-grade 'plastic' materials. Polyradicals, polymers in which each repeated unit supports an unpaired**electron, are at the forefront of research in 'flash' memories, data storage units capable to retain information**without any external power source, but are writable an unlimited number of times. This proposal capitalizes on**the recent record achievement of the Fanchini-Gilroy team that has demonstrated and patented ultrathin flash**memory devices from a newly designed polyradical, poly[1,5-diisopropyl-3-(cis-5-norbornene**-exo-2,3-dicarboxiimide)-6-oxo-verdazyl] (P6OV), with the thinnest active layer (10 nm) ever obtained, much**thinner than their commercial silicon counterparts. To capitalize on this startling discovery, an industrially**scalable system with the potential to lead to integrated electronics from organic polyradicals must be**implemented. In partnership with Plasmionique, Canada's largest producer of vacuum polymer deposition**systems for electronics , the Fanchini-Gilroy team will develop the prototype of a new vacuum polyradical**deposition (VPRD) reactor that will be commercialized by our industrial partner, enabling solvent-free and**environmentally-friendly mass production of polyradicals, with strong benefits to Canada. A prototype of a**flash memory integrating a large number of memory components onto a single chip will also be demonstrated**with the new VPRD fabrication system, which will feature device patterning technology developed at the**Western University Nanofabrication Facility.**************************************************************************************************************************************