Conjugated Polymer Tunneling Devices for Plastic Electronic Memory

用于塑料电子存储器的共轭聚合物隧道器件

• 批准号: 1002240
• 负责人: Paul Berger
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-06-15 至 2015-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1002240&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conjugated; Polymer; Tunneling; Devices; Plastic

The objective of this research is to advance polymer tunnel diodes and circuits for ultra-low power self-powered computing. Advances by this team for the first conjugated polymer based tunnel diode circuitry using room temperature negative differential resistance (NDR) enable new opportunities for low-power consumption circuitry (logic, memory and mixed-signal). NDR circuitry can provide (i) component count reduction (more computational power per unit area), (ii) lower power consumption (fewer devices per logic function). This extends beyond the functionality and on-board intelligence of organic RFIDs while operating autonomously powered. The approach will use a systematic exploration and development of polymer tunnel diodes in three vertically integrated research thrusts: (i) novel materials, (ii) device technology, and (iii) system applications and impact.The proposed project will establish a world-class program in polymer tunnel diodes that will advance low-power autonomous powered electronics, low-temperature processing of high-k dielectrics, understanding of role of defects in tunneling through ultra-thin high-k dielectrics, biosensors and polymer solar cells. The integrated research, education and technology transfer will advance SmartCard technology (credit cards and identification cards) with greater on-board intelligence, permitting enhanced data manipulation, distributed computing, radio frequency (RF) input/output (I/O) datalinks, and possibly even hardwired encryption algorithms to protect personal data better than traditional magnetic strips. The proposed research project will create a unique and focused program that incorporates a wide-range of external collaborations with industry, government labs and academia.

本研究的目的是推进聚合物隧道二极管和电路的超低功耗自供电计算。该团队在第一个使用室温负微分电阻（NDR）的共轭聚合物基隧道二极管电路方面取得的进展为低功耗电路（逻辑、存储器和混合信号）带来了新的机会。NDR电路可以提供（i）组件数量减少（每单位面积更多的计算能力），（ii）更低的功耗（每逻辑功能更少的器件）。这超出了有机RFID的功能和车载智能，同时自动供电。该方法将在三个垂直整合的研究方向中对聚合物隧道二极管进行系统的探索和开发：（i）新材料，（ii）器件技术，（iii）系统应用和影响。拟议的项目将建立一个世界级的聚合物隧道二极管计划，该计划将促进低功率自主供电电子产品，高k电子器件的低温处理，理解缺陷在通过超薄高k晶体管、生物传感器和聚合物太阳能电池隧穿中的作用。综合研究、教育和技术转让将推动智能卡技术（信用卡和身份证），使其具有更大的机载智能，从而能够增强数据处理、分布式计算、射频输入/输出数据链，甚至可能采用硬连线加密算法，以比传统磁条更好地保护个人数据。拟议的研究项目将创建一个独特而有重点的计划，该计划将与工业界，政府实验室和学术界进行广泛的外部合作。