ABSTRACT
We report the direct formation of ordered memristor nanostructures on metal and graphene electrodes by a block copolymer self-assembly process. Optimized surface functionalization provides stacking structures of Si-containing block copolymer thin films to generate uniform memristor device structures. Both the silicon oxide film and nanodot memristors, which were formed by the plasma oxidation of the self-assembled block copolymer thin films, presented unipolar switching behaviors with appropriate set and reset voltages for resistive memory applications. This approach offers a very convenient pathway to fabricate ultrahigh-density resistive memory devices without relying on high-cost lithography and pattern-transfer processes.
Subject(s)
Crystallization/methods , Electronics/instrumentation , Graphite/chemistry , Metals/chemistry , Microelectrodes , Nanostructures/chemistry , Silicon Dioxide/chemistry , Electric Impedance , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure Analysis , Macromolecular Substances/chemistry , Materials Testing , Molecular Conformation , Nanostructures/ultrastructure , Particle Size , Surface PropertiesABSTRACT
We report an efficient and environmentally benign biomimetic mineralization of TiO(2) at the graphitic carbon surface, which successfully created an ideal TiO(2)/carbon hybrid structure without any harsh surface treatment or interfacial adhesive layer. The N-doped sites at carbon nanotubes (CNTs) successfully nucleated the high-yield biomimetic deposition of a uniformly thick TiO(2) nanoshell in neutral pH aqueous media at ambient pressure and temperature and generated N-doped CNT (NCNT)/TiO(2) core/shell nanowires. Unlike previously known organic biomineralization templates, such as proteins or peptides, the electroconductive and high-temperature-stable NCNT backbone enabled high-temperature thermal treatment and corresponding crystal structure transformation of TiO(2) nanoshells into the anatase or rutile phase for optimized material properties. The direct contact of the NCNT surface and TiO(2) nanoshell without any adhesive interlayer introduced a new carbon energy level in the TiO(2) band gap and thereby effectively lowered the band gap energy. Consequently, the created core/shell nanowires showed a greatly enhanced visible light photocatalysis. Other interesting synergistic properties such as stimuli-responsive wettabilites were also demonstrated.
