Issue 24, 2013

Effects of terminal electron acceptor strength on film morphology and ternary memory performance of triphenylamine donor based devices

Abstract

This study reports the syntheses, photophysical and electrochemical properties and memory characteristics of triphenylamine (TPA) donor based molecules with progressively weaker terminal acceptor strength (i.e., nitro, acetyl and bromine). The influence of the terminal electron acceptor strength on the film morphology and the devices storage performances was investigated. Nonvolatile ternary (“0”, “1” and “2” states) memory devices for high-density data storage could be achieved with a simple ITO/D–A molecule/Al sandwich configuration for TPA-NAP and TPA-AAP. It is noteworthy that the memory device based on TPA-AAP exhibited a better reproducibility and stability with lower operation voltages than that based on TPA-NAP, promising low-power consumption data-storage. These obtained results demonstrate that altering the terminal electron accepting strength in D–A molecules can adjust the film morphology and the device performances for the design of future advanced organic electronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Effects of terminal electron acceptor strength on film morphology and ternary memory performance of triphenylamine donor based devices

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Feb 2013
Accepted
15 Apr 2013
First published
15 Apr 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3816-3824

Effects of terminal electron acceptor strength on film morphology and ternary memory performance of triphenylamine donor based devices

H. Zhuang, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhu, X. Xu, H. Liu, N. Li, Q. Xu, H. Li, J. Lu and L. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 3816 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30228H

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