An inverted, organic WORM device based on PEDOT:PSS with very low turn-on voltage

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1791-1798

  Nawrocki, Robert A ^a   Galiger, Erin M ^a   Ostrowski, David P ^b   Bailey, Brian A ^c   Jiang, Xin ^c   Voyles, Richard M ^d   Kopidakis, Nikos ^e   Olson, Dana C ^e   Shaheen, Sean E ^b,f  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverted architecture; Organic memory; PEDOT:PSS; PMMA; WORM; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COATINGS; ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OXIDE MINERALS; ZINC OXIDE;

INVERTED ARCHITECTURES; ORGANIC MEMORY; PEDOT:PSS; PMMA; WORM;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84901931808     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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