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Possible application of lead sulfide quantum dot in memory device

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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 36 Issue 3

Abstract

Unipolar resistive switching behavior was observed in the as-fabricated Al/PVA/PbS QD/ITO device with ROFF/RON ratio of 3.15×103 with retentivity for prolonged time and repeatability of hysteresis loops. Schottky emission mechanism dominates conduction mechanism in low-resistance state and high-resistance state of the device. Unipolar resistive switching behavior observed in the device is attributed to Coulomb blockade. The observed characteristic in the device points toward possible application of PbS QDs in memory device.

Keywords: coulomb blockade; lead sulfide; polyvinyl alcohol; quantum dot; unipolar resistive switching
Corresponding author: Sweety Sarma, Department of Physics, College of Science and Engineering Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa, e-mail:

Acknowledgments

The author acknowledges support received from the University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa, to complete the work, and remains grateful to Gauhati University, Indian Institute of Technology, NEITCO, Assam, India, for providing experimental facilities.

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Received: 2015-3-26
Accepted: 2015-6-28
Published Online: 2015-8-15
Published in Print: 2016-4-1

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Keywords for this article
coulomb blockade; lead sulfide; polyvinyl alcohol; quantum dot; unipolar resistive switching

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