ELECTRONIC MEMORY SWITCHING IN A NEW CHARGE TRANSFER-COMPLEX THIN-FILM

Charge transfer-complex thin films of 1,4-bis(2,2-dicyanovinyl)benzene(BDCB) with silver, sandwiched between two silver elctrodes, show current-controlled bistable electronic switching and memory behavior. The switching from a high to low impedance is believed to be associated with chemical phase change similar to that for charge transfer-complex; thin films of TCNQ with either copper or silver. The films are analyzed by infrared, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction.Physics, Condensed MatterSCI(E)EI6ARTICLE7481-4849