Title :
Dielectric switching with memory in thin films of stearic acid
Author :
Fulop, W. ; Ginige, R.
Author_Institution :
Brunel University, Department of Physics, Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
Stearic acid (CH3-CH216-COOH) films were deposited by thermal evaporation under vacuum. Thin-film capacitors were formed as aluminium-stearic acid-aluminium/gold structures. These devices exhibited dielectric memory switching between two stable states. This effect is analysed and discussed.
Keywords :
electrical conductivity transitions; metal-insulator-metal structures; vacuum deposited coatings; Al-stearic acid-Al/Au; dielectric memory switching; stearic acid; thermal evaporation; thin-film capacitors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850313
