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Low switching voltage, high-stability organic phototransistor memory based on a photoactive dielectric and an electron trapping layer

An organic phototransistor memory is presented with a photoactive dielectric layer of 6-[4'-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl]-3-ethoxycarbonylcoumarin (DPA-CM) doped into poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and an electron-trapping layer of poly(perfluoroalkenyl vinyl ether) (CYTOP). The dielectric gate...

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Published in:Organic electronics 2020-02, Vol.77, p.105505, Article 105505
Main Authors: Dao, Toan Thanh, Sakai, Heisuke, Ohkubo, Kei, Fukuzumi, Shunichi, Murata, Hideyuki
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Language:English
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Summary:An organic phototransistor memory is presented with a photoactive dielectric layer of 6-[4'-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl]-3-ethoxycarbonylcoumarin (DPA-CM) doped into poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and an electron-trapping layer of poly(perfluoroalkenyl vinyl ether) (CYTOP). The dielectric gate layer functioned as an insulator in the dark and as a charge generator and/or conductive layer under photoirradiation, which resulted in a low program voltage and an operation with long-term stability. A shift in the phototransistor threshold voltage could be reversibly tuned from −5.8 to 6.2 V with a low switching voltage (≤8 V) under UV irradiation. Programmed/erased states were obtained by applying gate pulse voltages of −8/5 V under UV irradiation from an external light source. The phototransistor memory exhibited high stability with a large on/off current ratio of ~105 for a retention time up to 2 × 106 s with a reliability greater than 103 programming/erasing testing cycles. These findings introduce a new approach for organic phototransistor non-volatile memory with high stability. [Display omitted] •A low switching voltage, highly stable organic phototransistor memory was fabricated.•The gate dielectric functions as a charge source or conductor under UV light and an insulator under dark.•The memory effect originates from trapping and detrapping electrons at an interface of CYTOP/DPA−CM:PMMA.•The memory device exhibits an on/off ratio up to ~105 at retention time of 2 × 106 s.
ISSN:1566-1199
1878-5530
DOI:10.1016/j.orgel.2019.105505