Memory devices with active and passive doped sol-gel layers
View Patent ↗The present memory device includes first and second electrodes, an active layer; and a passive layer, the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes, with at least one of the active layer and passive layer being a doped a sol-gel.
1. A memory device comprising:
first and second electrodes;
an active layer;
a passive layer, the passive layer being capable of providing charged species into and receiving charged species from the active layer;
the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes;
the passive layer comprising a sol-gel;
wherein the sol-gel is doped with Fullerene or a Fullerene derivative.
2. The memory device of claim 1 wherein the active layer comprises a sol-gel.
3. The memory device of claim 2 wherein the sol-gel of the active layer is a doped sol-gel.
4. A memory device comprising:
first and second electrodes;
an active layer;
a passive layer, the passive layer being capable of providing charged species into and receiving charged species from the active layer;
the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes;
the passive layer comprising a sol-gel;
wherein the sol-gel is doped with a metal phthalocyanine.
5. A memory device comprising:
first and second electrodes;
an active layer;
a passive layer, the passive layer being capable of providing charged species into and receiving charged species from the active layer;
the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes;
the passive layer comprising a sol-gel;
wherein the sol-gel is doped with a metal porphine.
6. A memory device comprising:
first and second electrodes;
an active layer;
a passive layer, the passive layer being capable of providing charged species into and receiving charged species from the active layer;
the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes;
the passive layer comprising a sol-gel;
wherein the sol-gel is doped with an inorganic conjugated polymer.
7. A memory device comprising:
first and second electrodes;
an active layer;
a passive layer, the passive layer being capable of providing charged species into and receiving charged species from the active layer;
the active and passive layers being between the first and second electrodes;
the passive layer comprising a sol-gel;
wherein the sol-gel is doped with an organic conjugated polymer.