Transparent organic bistable memory device with pure organic active material and Al/indium tin oxide electrode

Transparent organic bistable memory devices (OBDs) were developed by employing indium tin oxide (ITO) as an anode and a cathode for OBD. A cathode structure of aluminum (Al)/ITO was used and bistability could be realized with pure polyphenylenevilylene based polymer active material without any metal nanoparticle. Transmittance of over 50% could be obtained in Al/ITO based OBD at an Al thickness of 10 nm, and an average on/off ratio around 100 was observed. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.