Control of anisotropy of a redox-active molecule-based film leads to non-volatile resistive switching memory.

ABSTRACT: Control of the π-π interaction direction in a redox-active π-molecule based film led to the formation of new mechanistic nonvolatile resistive switching memory: a redox-active organic molecule, 2,5,8-tri(4-pyridyl)1,3-diazaphenalene, showed non-volatile bistable resistance states with a high on-off ratio, retention, and endurance only when the molecular orientation was anisotropic. Control experiments using redox-active/redox-inert organic molecules with isotropic/anisotropic molecular orientations implied that the formation of conductive oxidized π-π stacking layers from non-conductive neutral π-π stacking layers is responsible for resistive switching phenomena, indicating new mechanisms such as ReRAM. Our findings will give a comprehensive understanding of electron transport in organic s

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066666 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature