Reliable organic nonvolatile memory device using a polyfluorene-derivative single-layer film

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 852-855

  Kim, Tae Wook ^a   Oh, Seung Hwan ^a   Choi, Hyejung ^a   Wang, Gunuk ^a   Hwang, Hyunsang ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a   Lee, Takhee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Organic memory device; Polyfluorene derivative; Reversible switching

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOS DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

MEMORY CAPABILITIES; NON VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES; ON/OFF RATIOS; ORGANIC MEMORIES; ORGANIC MEMORY DEVICE; POLYFLUORENE; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVES; REVERSIBLE SWITCHING; SINGLE LAYERS; SPACE-CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 48649101454     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2008.2000967     Document Type: Article

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