Abstract
Au nanoparticles passivated with π-conjugated dendrons were synthesized. The average diameter of the Au nanoparticles was in the range of 2.1 ± 0.4 nm. The average number of the dendron units on the Au nanoparticle was 21. The fluorescence quenching of the Au nanoparticles indicated a charge transfer interaction between the Au nanoparticle and the conjugated dendrons on the surface of Au nanoparticle. The current-voltage-resistance (I-V-R) characteristics of the single layer device, ITO/Stb-1GD-S-Au-PS/LiF/Al, exhibited clear electrical bistability due to a charge transfer interaction between the Au nanoparticle and the conjugated dendrons, which can be utilized for memory application.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 359-363 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 158 |
Issue number | 8-9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by SAIT. C.K. also thanks the National R&D Program for Cancer Control (0620340-1) and National Nuclear Technology Program of KOSEF (2007-00378) for support. We thank H.Y. Kang and Prof. C.K. Hwangbo of Physics Department at Inha University for help with the experiments.
Keywords
- Au nanoparticles
- Conjugated dendron
- Organic electronics
- Organic memory