Tunable quantum confinement effect on non-volatile thin film polymer memory device

Augustin J. Hong; Kang L. Wang; Wei Lek Kwan; Yang Yang; Dayanara Parra; Sarah Tolbert

Tunable quantum confinement effect on non-volatile thin film polymer memory device

Augustin J. Hong, Kang L. Wang, Wei Lek Kwan, Yang Yang, Dayanara Parra, Sarah Tolbert

College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Abstract

Several dodecanethiol capped Au nanoparticles (Au-DT) less than 5 nm in size were synthesized for the fabrication of a non-volatile polymer memory device (PMD). Size characterizations of Au-DTs were confirmed by XRD and ¹H NMR. The PMD consisted of a polystyrene thin film containing Au-DT and 8-Hydroquinoline (8-HQ) sandwiched between two aluminum electrodes. The device exhibited desired "write", "read" and "erase" steps of a memory cycle. Quantum confinement effects were apparent because electronic properties of the device depended on the nanoparticle size. An energy band diagram for the quantized charging and a novel conducting mechanism were suggested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings - Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application
Pages	97-102
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2008 Sept
Event	2008 MRS Fall Meeting: Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 2008 Dec 2 → 2008 Dec 5

Publication series

Name	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	1134
ISSN (Print)	0272-9172

Conference

Conference	2008 MRS Fall Meeting: Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	08-12-02 → 08-12-05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Hong, AJ, Wang, KL, Kwan, WL, Yang, Y, Parra, D & Tolbert, S 2008, Tunable quantum confinement effect on non-volatile thin film polymer memory device. in Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings - Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 1134, pp. 97-102, 2008 MRS Fall Meeting: Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application, Boston, MA, United States, 08-12-02.

Tunable quantum confinement effect on non-volatile thin film polymer memory device. / Hong, Augustin J.; Wang, Kang L.; Kwan, Wei Lek et al.
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings - Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application. 2008. p. 97-102 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; Vol. 1134).

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