Synergistic High Charge-Storage Capacity for Multi-level Flexible Organic Flash Memory
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Journal Article
Abstract
Electret and organic floating-gate memories are next-generation flash storage mediums for printed organic complementary circuits. While each flash memory can be easily fabricated using solution processes on flexible plastic substrates, promising their potential for on-chip memory organization is limited by unreliable bit operation and high write loads. We here report that new architecture could improve the overall performance of organic memory, and especially meet high storage for multi-level operation. Our concept depends on synergistic effect of electrical characterization in combination with a polymer electret (poly(2-vinyl naphthalene) (PVN)) and metal nanoparticles (Copper). It is distinguished from mostly organic nano-floating-gate memories by using the electret dielectric instead of general tunneling dielectric for additional charge storage. The uniform stacking of organic layers including various dielectrics and poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as an organic semiconductor, followed by thin-film coating using orthogonal solvents, greatly improve device precision despite easy and fast manufacture. Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] as high-k blocking dielectric also allows reduction of programming voltage. The reported synergistic organic memory devices represent low power consumption, high cycle endurance, high thermal stability and suitable retention time, compared to electret and organic nano-floating-gate memory devices.
Date Issued
2015-07-23
Date Acceptance
2015-06-19
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2015, 5
ISSN
2045-2322
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Journal / Book Title
Scientific Reports
Volume
5
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
METAL NANOCRYSTAL MEMORIES
EFFECT TRANSISTOR MEMORY
FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
FLOATING-GATE MEMORY
POLYMER-FILMS
LARGE-AREA
DEVICES
RELAXATION
ELECTRETS
VOLTAGE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
12299