Abstract
Because of its interesting possibilities organic electronics has recently gained tremendous attention among researchers. New polymers and conjugated molecules are being synthesized and studied for organic electronic applications. Here we are reporting a bilayer organic bistable memory device based on a pyrrolo-pyrrole derivative, 3,3'-(5',5'''-(2,5-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,6-dioxo-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-diyl)bis([2,2'-bithiophene]-5',5-diyl))bis(2-(4-nitrophenyl) acrylonitrile) (PPbAN) which is highly conjugated and having the donor property. A known and widely used acceptor methano fullerene, [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) has been used as the acceptor. Device fabrication is carried out on an Indium tin oxide substrate by spin coating technique, aluminum is used as the top electrode. The device exhibited good bistabilty with a low conducting state having thermionic emission behavior and a high conductivity state following ohmic nature..
Keywords
Bistable memory devices, PCBM, Conjugated polymer, Acceptor molecule.
Citation
J. ANEESH, T. A. HAMEED SHAHUL, N. M. FASEENA, G. D. SHARMA, P. PREDEEP, Organic bistable memory device based on a novel pyrrolo-pyrrole derivative, PPbAN, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 6, 11-12, November-December 2012, pp.1104-1106 (2012).
Submitted at: June 12, 2012
Accepted at: Oct. 30, 2012