Nanoscale Re-writable Non-Volatile Polymer Memory Arrays
Lead Research Organisation:
De Montfort University
Department Name: Emerging Technologies Research Centre
Abstract
The aim of the First Grant proposal is to explore a novel method of fabricating nano-memory arrays or chips of polymer memory devices. The proposed chip is to be structured according to a cross-bar architecture and the individual devices will be prepared by depositing a blend of a polymer material and small organic molecules between two metal electrodes. These devices show two electrical conductance states when voltage is applied. These two states can then be utilised in non-volatile memory devices. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of these memory devices generally exhibit bi-stability, which is exploited for thw essential function of memory devices. The aim of the proposed programme is to improve upon the various shortcomings that plague the field currently and realise viable polymer memory devices, which can then be assembled into a cost efficient and high storage capacity memory chip. For the fabrication of the memory arrays in the nano-scale the stamping technique will be used.
Organisations
Publications
Alotaibi S
(2018)
Stability of hydrogenated amorphous carbon thin films for application in electronic devices
in Diamond and Related Materials
Black D
(2010)
Ferroelectric Nanoparticles in Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Matrix-A Method to Enhance the Dielectric Constant of Polymers
in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters
Paul F
(2023)
Non-Zero and Open-Loop Current-Voltage Characteristics in Electronic Memory Devices
in Advanced Electronic Materials
Paul F
(2022)
To Be or Not to Be - Review of Electrical Bistability Mechanisms in Polymer Memory Devices.
in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Paul F
(2022)
Storing electronic information on semi-metal nanoparticles
in Materials Advances
Paul S
(2010)
Electronic polymer memory devices-Easy to fabricate, difficult to understand
in Thin Solid Films
Prime D
(2010)
First contact-charging of gold nanoparticles by electrostatic force microscopy
in Applied Physics Letters
Prime D
(2009)
Gold nanoparticle charge trapping and relation to organic polymer memory devices.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Salaoru I
(2010)
Memory devices based on small organic molecules donor-acceptor system
in Thin Solid Films
Salaoru I
(2009)
Electrical bistability in a composite of polymer and barium titanate nanoparticles.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Saranti K
(2016)
A new approach for two-terminal electronic memory devices - Storing information on silicon nanowires.
in Scientific reports