• Journal of Semiconductor Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2020

With the recent emergence of foldable electronic devices, interest in flexible organic memory is significantly growing. There are three types of flexible organic memory that have been researched so far: floating-gate (FG) memory, ferroelectric field-effect-transistor (FeFET) memory, and resistive memory. Herein, performance parameters and operation mechanisms of each type of memory device are introduced, along with a brief summarization of recent research progress in flexible organic memory.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.31-32
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• 2010

In our previous reports [1-3], electron transport for the switching and memory devices using alkyl thiol-tethered Ru-terpyridine complex compounds with metal-insulator-metal crossbar structure has been presented. On the other hand, among organic memory devices, a memory based on the OFET is attractive because of its nondestructive readout and single transistor applications. Several attempts at nonvolatile organic memories involve electrets, which are chargeable dielectrics. However, these devices still do not sufficiently satisfy the criteria demanded in order to compete with other types of memory devices, and the electrets are generally limited to polymer materials. Until now, there is no report on nonvolatile organic electrets using nano-interfaced organic monomer layer as a dielectric material even though the use of organic monomer materials become important for the development of molecularly interfaced memory and logic elements. Furthermore, to increase a retention time for the nonvolatile organic memory device as well as to understand an intrinsic memory property, a molecular design of the organic materials is also getting important issue. In this presentation, we report on the OFET memory device built on a silicon wafer and based on films of pentacene and a SiO2 gate insulator that are separated by organic molecules which act as a gate dielectric. We proposed push-pull organic molecules (PPOM) containing triarylamine asan electron donating group (EDG), thiophene as a spacer, and malononitrile as an electron withdrawing group (EWG). The PPOM were designed to control charge transport by differences of the dihedral angles induced by a steric hindrance effect of side chainswithin the molecules. Therefore, we expect that these PPOM with potential energy barrier can save the charges which are transported to the nano-interface between the semiconductor and organic molecules used as the dielectrics. Finally, we also expect that the charges can be contributed to the memory capacity of the memory OFET device.[4]

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2006년도 추계학술발표대회 및 제11회 신소재 심포지엄
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• pp.13.2-13.2
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• 2006

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.594-602
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• 2013

This paper proposes printed organic one-time programmable read-only memory (PROM). The organic PROM cell consists of a capacitor and an organic p-type metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor. Initially, all organic PROM cells with unbroken capacitors store "0." Some organic PROM cells are programmed to "1" by electrically breaking each capacitor with a high voltage. After the capacitor breaking, the current flowing through the PROM cell significantly increases. The memory data is read out by sensing the current in the PROM cell. 16-bit organic PROM cell arrays are fabricated with the printed organic PMOS transistor and capacitor process. The organic PROM cells are programmed with -50 V, and they are read out with -20 V. The area of the 16-bit organic PROM array is 70.6 $mm^2$.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.5213-5218
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• 2014

유기메모리 제작을 위해 플라즈마 중합법에 의해 절연박막, 터널링 박막을 제작하였고, Au 메모리박막을 이용하여 플로팅게이트형 유기메모리를 제작하였다. 플로팅 게이트형 유기메모리의 메모리층의 전하충전 및 방전에 따른 유기메모리 동작특성을 생각해 보았고, 이를 증명하고자 게이트전압에 따른 히스테리전압 및 메모리전압을 측정하였다. 그 결과 게이트 전압의 인가에 따른 메모리층의 동작 이론을 증명하고자 게이트전압이 증가함에 따른 소스-드레인 전류의 히스테리시스 현상이 심해지는 것을 확인하였고, -60~60[V]전압 인가시 26[V]의 큰 히스테리시스 전압값을 보였다. 또한 게이트 전극에 쓰기전압인가에 따른 현상을 본 결과, 60[V]의 쓰기 전압을 인가하였을 시 13[V]의 memory 전압을 나타내었고, 80[V]의 쓰기전압을 인가하였을 시 18[V]로 memory 전압이 약 40[%] 향상된 수치를 보였다. 이로부터 메모리층의 전하 충전 및 방전에 따른 메모리 동작특성 이론을 실험적으로 검증하였다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2008

We developed small molecular organic nonvolatile $4F^2$ memory cells using metal layer evaporation followed by $O_2$ plasma oxidation. Our memory cells sandwich an upper ${\alpha}$-NPD layer, Al nanocrystals surrounded by $Al_2O_3$, and a bottom ${\alpha}$-NPD layer between top and bottom electrodes. Their nonvolatile memory characteristics are excellent: the $V_{th},\;V_p$ (program), $V_e$ (erase), memory margin ($I_{on}/I_{off}$), data retention time, and erase and program endurance were 2.6 V, 5.3 V, 8.5 V, ${\approx}1.5{\times}10^2,\;1{\times}10^5s$, and $1{\times}10^3$ cycles, respectively. They also demonstrated symmetrical current versus voltage characteristics and a reversible erase and program process, indicating potential for terabit-level nonvolatile memory.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.904-906
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• 2009

Organic field-effect transistor (OFET) memory is an emerging device for its potential to realize light-weight, low cost flexible charge storage media. Here we report on a solution-processed poly[9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl]-co-(bithiophene)] (F8T2) nano floating-gate memory (NFGM) with top-gate/bottom-contact device configuration. A reversible shift in the threshold voltage ($V_{Th}$) and the reliable memory characteristics were achieved by incorporation of thin Au nanoparticles (NPs) as charge storage sites for negative electrons at the interface between polystyrene and cross-linked poly(4-vinylphenol).

• 공업화학
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.515-520
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• 2012

이 총설에서는 개별인식 태그와 바이오센서 등에 사용가능성이 높은 실리콘 기반의 캐패시터와 유기 박막트랜지스터 소자의 제작과 차이점이 논하여 진다. 금속이나 혹은 비금속의 나노입자는 화학물질이나 혹은 바이오분자, 즉, 단백질과 올리고 DNA 등에 표면이 싸여질 수 있으며, 상응하는 목표 바이오분자가 결합되어져 있는 절연체에 자기조립 단일층을 형성할 수 있다. 단일층으로 형성된 나노입자는 정전하 기본단위로서 유기 메모리 소자의 나노 플로팅 게이트로서 역할을 하는 것이다. 특히, 바이오분자의 선택적이고 강한 결합 메카니즘을 통하여도, 메모리 캐패시터나 유기 메모리 박막트랜지스터가 성공적으로 시연되었다. 더불어, 이러한 유기 메모리 소자는 차후 유연기판의 유기전자소자 영역의 발전을 촉진할 것으로 기대된다. 또한, 유기 메모리 박막트랜지스터는 앞으로 새로운 개념의 소자로의 적용이 가능하다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.154-158
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• 2005

Organic molecules have many properties that make them attractive for electronic applications. We have been examining the progress of memory cell by using molecular-scale switch to give an example of the application using both nano scale components and Si-technology. In this study, molecular electronic devices were fabricated with amino style derivatives as redox-active component. This molecule is amphiphilic to allow monolayer formation by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method and then this LB monolayer is inserted between two metal electrodes. According to the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics, it was found that the devices show remarkable hysteresis behavior and can be used as memory devices at ambient conditions, when aluminum oxide layer was existed on bottom electrode. The diode-like characteristics were measured only, when Pt layer was existed as bottom electrode. It was also found that this metal layer interacts with organic molecules and acts as a protecting layer, when thin Ti layer was inserted between the organic molecular layer and Al top electrode. These electrical properties of the devices may be applicable to active components for the memory and/or logic gates in the future.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2006년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.483-484
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• 2006

In this paper, we fabricated the organic bi-stable devices under the different condition from the other groups and analyzed the electrical characteristics. Then we investigated the effects of the device structure such as organic layer thickness, middle metal layer thickness and middle metal layer deposition rate on the memory characteristics.