Anodic oxidation of ultra-thin Ti layers on ITO substrates and their application in organic electronic memory elements

P.S. Heljo; K. Wolff; K. Lahtonen; M. Valden; P.R. Berger; Himadri Majumdar; D. Lupo

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.157

Anodic oxidation of ultra-thin Ti layers on ITO substrates and their application in organic electronic memory elements

P.S. Heljo^*, K. Wolff, K. Lahtonen, M. Valden, P.R. Berger, Himadri Majumdar, D. Lupo

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In this work, controlled anodic oxidation is reported for ultra-thin (3 nm thick) titanium layers on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates. A physical explanation is also provided for the origin of the delamination process of the Ti during the anodic oxidation. The properties of the fabricated layers are studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). In addition, one intriguing application is demonstrated for the anodized layers: their use as an interfacial barrier in organic diodes. Diodes containing an electrochemically fabricated TiO 2 barrier layer exhibit clear room temperature negative differential resistance (NDR) and a peak-to-valley current ratio (PVCR) of 3.6. The reference diodes without the TiO2 layer show normal diode characteristics with no observable NDR. The NDR diodes have potential applications as memory elements for large-area electronics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-98
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.157
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

anodic oxidation
ultra-thin oxides
defect density analysis
negative differential resistance

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Anodic oxidation of ultra-thin Ti layers on ITO substrates and their application in organic electronic memory elements

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