Metal-insulator-metal diodes based on alkyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayers

Jidong Jin; Lei Wang; Zhaoliang Zheng; Jiawei Zhang; Xuzhi Hu; Jian R. Lu; David Etor; Chris Pearson; Aimin Song; David Wood; Andrew J. Gallant; Claudio Balocco

doi:10.1063/1.5100252

Metal-insulator-metal diodes based on alkyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayers

Jidong Jin, Lei Wang, Zhaoliang Zheng, Jiawei Zhang, Xuzhi Hu, Jian R. Lu, David Etor, Chris Pearson, Aimin Song, David Wood, Andrew J. Gallant, Claudio Balocco^*

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This paper reports on the experimental investigation of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes based on alkyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with different alkyl chain lengths. The insulating SAM is sandwiched between two metal contacts, Pt and Ti, with different work functions. The electronic properties of the MIM diodes can be tuned by controlling the alkyl chain length of the SAMs to address different constraints in high speed electronics applications. Data fitting of the tunneling current through the MIM junctions using the Fowler-Nordheim model suggests that the device operation is influenced by the barrier heights of the diodes and thicknesses of the SAMs. The current-voltage characteristics achieved in MIM diodes based on alkyltrichlorosilane SAMs make them promising candidates for high speed electronics applications.

Original language	English
Article number	065017
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	9
Issue number	6
Early online date	26 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5100252
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

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Metal-insulator-metal diodes based on alkyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayers

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