Photoassisted formation of an atomic switch

Takami Hino; Hirofumi Tanaka; Tsuyoshi Hasegawa; Masakazu Aono; Takuji Ogawa

doi:10.1002/smll.201000472

Photoassisted formation of an atomic switch

Takami Hino, Hirofumi Tanaka^*, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Masakazu Aono, Takuji Ogawa

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Abstract

Photoassisted atomic switches are demonstrated. Nanogaps of tens of nanometers in Pt-Ag2S/Ag electrodes with photoconductive organic thin layers can be bridged by Ag whiskers growing from an Ag2S surface under both light irradiation and application of a bias. After the photoassisted formation of Ag whiskers, the switch works as a conventional atomic switch by alternating the polarization of the applied bias.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1745-1748
Number of pages	4
Journal	Small
Volume	6
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000472
Publication status	Published - 2010 Aug 16
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atomic switches
Integral threshold gates
Mixed ionic conductors
Photoconductive organic thin films

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Biomaterials
Chemistry(all)
Materials Science(all)

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