Memory Effect of a Different Materials as Charge Storage Elements for Memory Applications

Abstract:

In recent years, the interest in the application of organic materials in electronic devices (light emitting diodes, field effect transistors, solar cells), has shown a rapid increase. Polymer memory devices (PDMs) is a very recent addition to the organic electronics. The polymer memory devices can be fabricated by depositing a blend (an admixture of organic polymer, small organic molecules and metal or semiconductor nanoparticles) between two metal electrodes. We demonstrate the memory effect in the device with simple structure based on blend of polymer with different materials like ionic compound (NaCl), ferroelectrical nano-particles (BaTiO3) and small organic molecules In 2007 Paul has proposed a model to explain memory effect a switching between two distinctive conductivity states when voltage is applied based on electrical dipole formation in the polymer matrix. Here, we investigate if our memory devices based on different types of materials are fitted with the proposed model.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 77)
• Pages: 205-208
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.77.205
• Online since: September 2012
• Authors: Iulia Salaoru, Shashi Paul
• Keywords: BaTiO₃, Dipole, Memory, NaCl, Small Organic Molecules, Switching

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