• 文献标题:   Graphene quantum dots as shallow traps in a high-k polymer matrix for bipolar resistive switching
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU YW, WANG YF, LI X, HU ZZ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene quantum dot, resistive switch, cyanoethlated pullulan cep, charge trapping, spacechargelimited current, nonvolatile memory
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1591/abf962
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have broad applications in electronic and photonic devices. As a typical zero-dimensional material, a GQD has a stronger quantum confinement effect than do two-dimensional graphene or one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons, and provide efficient charge trapping sites, which are useful in nonvolatile memory devices. Here, we report the fabrication of 30-nm-thick GQD-blended high-k polymer cyanoethylated pullulan (CEP) thin films sandwiched between an Al top electrode and an indium tin oxide (ITO) bottom electrode. Bipolar resistive switching behavior was observed with a low onset (-1.7 V) and offset (1.3 V) voltages. The resistive switching behavior originates from shallow traps that induce space-charge-limited current conduction. The morphology, crystallinity and photoluminescence of the GQDs were also studied by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The CEP/GQD blended films may have applications in nonvolatile resistive memory devices.