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Electrical bistability in self-assembled hybrid multilayers of phospholipid and nanoparticles
Bing Yuan1, Shu-Xin Hu, Nai-Yan Lu
1Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A novel kind of biomolecule-based electrical bistable device composed of phospholipid-CdTe nanoparticle multilayered films was demonstrated. The composite film was fabricated by a facile solution-cast method. X-ray reflectivity and transmission electron microscopy measurements showed the homogeneous distribution of nanoparticles within the lamellar lipid matrix with long-range ordering. Current-voltage scans on the Al/(lipid-nanoparticle composite film)/ITO/glass structures at room temperature exhibited an obvious current bistable phenomenon. Further investigation of such bionanoparticle composite film promises to show its importance for applications in future memory nanodevices with tailored performance.
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