University of California

Precision Dynamics Corporation

Liping Ma

Yang Yang

Michael L Beigel

Jun He

Jie Liu

A three terminal electrical bistable device that includes a tri-layer composed of an electrically conductive mixed layer sandwiched between two layers of low conductivity organic material that is interposed between a top electrode and a bottom electrode. The conducting mixed layer serves as the middle electrode. The device includes two memory cells composed of electrode/organic layer/mixed layer, where the interfaces between the electrically conductive mixed layer and the low conductivity organic layer exhibit bistable behavior.

Three-terminal electrical bistable devices

A bistable electrical device that is convertible between a low resistance state and a high resistance state. The device includes at least one layer of organic low conductivity material that is sandwiched between two electrodes. A buffer layer is located between the organic layer and at least one of the electrodes. The buffer layer includes particles in the form of flakes or dots of a low conducting material or insulating material that are present in a sufficient amount to only partially cover the electrode surface. The presence of the buffer layer controls metal migration into the organic layer when voltage pulses are applied between the electrodes to convert the device back and forth between the low and high resistance states.

Rewritable nano-surface organic electrical bistable devices

A vertical organic field effect transistor that includes an active cell and a capacitor that share a common source electrode. The active cell includes a semiconductor layer that is sandwiched between a drain electrode and the common source electrode. The capacitor includes a dielectric layer that is sandwiched between a gate electrode and the common source electrode. The common source electrode allows control of electrical current between the source and drain electrodes by controlling the electrical potential that is applied to the gate electrode.

Vertical organic field effect transistor

A bistable electrical device () employing a bistable body () and a high conductivity material (). A sufficient amount of high conductivity material () is included in the bistable body () to impart bistable between a low resistance state and a high resistance state by application of an electrical voltage ().

Organic bistable device and organic memory cells

A high temperature thermal annealing process creates a low resistance contact between a metal material and an organic material of an organic semiconductor device, which improves the efficiency of carrier injection. The process forms ohmic contacts and Schottky contacts. Additionally, the process may cause metal ions or atoms to migrate or diffuse into the organic material, cause the organic material to crystallize, or both. The resulting organic semiconductor device has enhanced operating characteristics such as faster speeds of operation. Instead of using heat, the process may use other forms of energy, such as voltage, current, electromagnetic radiation energy for localized heating, infrared energy and ultraviolet energy. An example enhanced organic diode comprising aluminum, carbon C , and copper is described, as well as example insulated gate field effect transistors.

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