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Electrical Characterization of Al/AlOx/Molecule/Ti/Al Devices?

Published

Author(s)

Curt A. Richter, D R. Stewart, D A. Ohlberg, R. S. Williams

Abstract

We report experimental electrical characterization of Al/AlOx/Molecule/Ti/Al planar crossbar devices incorporating Langmuir-Blodgett organic monolayers of eicosanoic acid, fast-blue or chlorophyll-B. Current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements on all three molecular device structures exhibited controllable switching hysteresis. Control devices containing no molecules showed no evidence of switching. A model of interface trapped charge mediating electronic transport appears consistent with all of the data, This data illustrates the importance of considering the complete device system (consisting of the molecules, the electrodes, and the interfaces) when analyzing its electrical behavior.
Citation
Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing
Volume
80
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

capacitance-voltage, charge-trapping, current-voltage, hysteresis, molecular electronics, nanoelectronics

Citation

Richter, C. , Stewart, D. , Ohlberg, D. and Williams, R. (2005), Electrical Characterization of Al/AlOx/Molecule/Ti/Al Devices?, Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created March 10, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021
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