Applied Physics Letters
Feedback | Help | Exit
Applied Physics Letters
Search:
   
 
 
 
Previous Article
Studies of charge transfer processes across donor-acceptor interface using a field effect transistor geometry
The existence of donor-type polymer field effect transistors (FETs), which are FETs exhibiting p-type characteristics and acceptor-type molecular FETs with n-type characteristics, provide an interesti...
Next Article
Influence of molecular weight on the solar cell performance of double-crystalline donor-acceptor block copolymers
We investigate the influence of the molecular weight of double-crystalline donor-acceptor block copolymers comprised of poly(3-hexylthiophene) as donor and poly(perylene bisimide acrylate) as acceptor...

Stable and reversible optoelectrical dual-mode data storage based on a ferrocenlylspiropyran molecule

Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 183307 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3259647

Published 5 November 2009

You are logged in to this journal.

Ying Ma,1,2 Chengshan Niu,1,2 Yongqiang Wen,1 Guo Li,3 Jingxia Wang,1 Heng Li,1 Shixuan Du,3 Lianming Yang,1 Hongjun Gao,3 and Yanlin Song1
1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Laboratory of New Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
2Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
3Nanoscale Physics and Device Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
A spiropyran molecule bonded with ferrocene (SPFc) was synthesized as data storage medium. Optical recording pattern was obtained through the reversible modulation of UV and visible light on the SPFc film, which exhibited good reversibility compared with the spiropyran without ferrocene moiety. In addition, the SPFc thin film also possessed reversible electrical switching property with high ON/OFF ratio, low threshold voltage, and long retention time. Accordingly, reliable, stable, and reversible nanoscale data storage was achieved on the SPFc thin film by scanning tunneling microscopy. The results will be significant to develop multifunctional molecule and reversible multimode data storage. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 23 July 2009; accepted 7 October 2009; published 5 November 2009
Permalink: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/95/183307/1
FULL TEXT OPTIONS   (FREE)
Download HTML Download Sectioned HTML Download PDF (268 kB) View Cart

EPAPS

KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 42.79.Vb
    Optical storage systems, optical disks
  • 85.60.-q
    Optoelectronic devices
  • 85.65.+h
    Molecular electronic devices
  • YEAR: 2009

PUBLICATION DATA

ISSN:
0003-6951 (print)   1077-3118 (online)
Publisher:
AIP is a member of CrossRef AIP

REFERENCES (22)
View in Separate Window/Tab
  1. S. Kawata and Y. Kawata, Chem. Rev. 100, 1777 (2000). [MEDLINE]
  2. W. F. Yuan, L. Sun, H. H. Tang, Y. Q. Wen, G. Y. Jiang, W. H. Huang, L. Jiang, Y. L. Song, H. Tian, and D. B. Zhu, Adv. Mater. 17, 156 (2005). [ISI]
  3. E. Ishow, A. Brosseau, G. Clavier, K. Nakatani, R. B. Pansu, J. -J. Vachon, P. Tauc, D. Chauvat, C. R. Mendonca, and E. Piovesan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 8970 (2007). [MEDLINE]
  4. C. Lee, Y. Kang, K. Lee, S. R. Kim, D. J. Won, J. S. Noh, H. K. Shin, C. K. Song, Y. S. Kwon, H. M. So, and J. Kim, Curr. Appl. Phys. 2, 39 (2002)
    5. L. H. Xie, Q. D. Ling, X. Y. Hou, and W. Huang, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 2120 (2008). [MEDLINE]
  5. S. G. Hahm, S. Choi, S. -H. Hong, T. J. Lee, S. Park, D. M. Kim, W. -S. Kwon, K. Kim, O. Kim, and M. Ree, Adv. Funct. Mater. 18, 3276 (2008).
  6. H. Li, Y. Q. Wen, P. W. Li, R. M. Wang, G. Li, Y. Ma, L. M. Yang, Y. L. Song, Q. L. Yang, and D. B. Zhu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 163309 (2009).
  7. J. Y. Ouyang, C. W. Chu, C. R. Szmanda, L. P. Ma, and Y. Yang, Nature Mater. 3, 918 (2004) [MEDLINE]
    8. C. P. Collier, G. Mattersteig, E. W. Wong, Y. Luo, K. Beverly, J. Sampaio, F. M. Raymo, J. F. Stoddart, and J. R. Heath, Science 289, 1172 (2000). [MEDLINE]
  8. H. Tian and Q. -C. Wang, Chem. Soc. Rev. 35, 361 (2006). [MEDLINE]
  9. G. Y. Jiang, Y. L. Song, Y. Q. Wen, W. F. Yuan, H. M. Wu, Z. Yang, A. D. Xia, M. Feng, S. X. Du, H. J. Gao, L. Jiang, and D. B. Zhu, ChemPhysChem 6, 1478 (2005). [ISI] [MEDLINE]
  10. S. A. Wolf, D. D. Awschalom, R. A. Buhrman, J. M. Daughton, S. von Molnar, M. L. Roukes, A. Y. Chtchelkanova, and D. M. Treger, Science 294, 1488 (2001). [Inspec] [MEDLINE]
  11. M. E. Itkis, X. Chi, A. W. Cordes, and R. C. Haddon, Science 296, 1443 (2002). [Inspec] [MEDLINE]
  12. F. M. Raymo and S. Giordani, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 4651 (2001). [MEDLINE]
  13. S. Nagashima, M. Murata, and H. Nishihara, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 45, 4298 (2006). [MEDLINE]
  14. E. Peris, Coord. Chem. Rev. 248, 279 (2004).
  15. T. L. Choi, K. H. Lee, W. J. Joo, S. Lee, T. W. Lee, and M. Y. Chae, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 9842 (2007). [MEDLINE]
  16. A. Bandhopadhyay and A. J. Pal, J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 2531 (2003). [Inspec] [ISI]
  17. Q. Lai, Z. Zhu, Y. Chen, S. Patil, and F. Wudl, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 133515 (2006).
  18. S. L. Lim, N. -J. Li, J. -M. Lu, Q. -D. Ling, C. X. Zhu, E. -T. Kang, and K. G. Neoh, A. C. S. Appl. Mater. & Interfaces 1, 60 (2009).
  19. M. Surin, P. Sonar, A. C. Grimsdale, K. Mullen, S. D. Feyter, S. Habuchi, S. Sarzi, E. Braeken, A. V. Heyen, M. V. d. Auweraer, F. C. D. Schryver, M. Cavallini, J. -F. Moulin, F. Biscarini, C. Femoni, R. Lazzaroni, and P. Leclere, J. Mater. Chem. 17, 728 (2007).
  20. C. Lee, W. Yang, and R. G. Parr, Phys. Rev. B 37, 785 (1988). [MEDLINE]
  21. W. J. Hehre, L. Radom, P. V. Schleyer, and J. A. Pople, Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Theory (Wiley, New York, 1986).
  22. See EPAPS supplementary material at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3259647 for experimental details, UV-vis spectra, and XPS measurement. [EPAPS]






Copyright © American Institute of Physics