An alkaline cell having an anode comprising zinc, a cathode comprising manganese dioxide and an electrolyte comprising polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammoniumhydroxide. The method employs a finite set of permissible spatial harmonic modes upon a surface. This includes aligning two or more symbols with respect to each other from a symbol subset in order to account for timing differences between the symbols. A polysilicon diode is used as a selection element. The dielectric isolator is capable of exhibiting an electrical resistance from about 105\u03a9 to 108\u03a9 at an applied potential of greater than 500 volts DC when measured from one coupling to the other coupling.