ERA NanoSci - Interfacing Functional Nanocomposites for Non-Volatile Memory Devices

Applicant Professor Dr. Alexander Böker
Subject Area Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
Term from 2009 to 2013
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 119255324
 

Project Description

The continuous demand for device miniaturization poses technological and economic barriers that cannot be answered by current fabrication techniques. This proposal is aimed at the development of a simple technique for the fabrication of crossbar electrode arrays for non-volatile memory devices based on a modulated block copolymer/nanoparticle (BCP/NP) assembly approach, where the ability to control the interfacial interactions between the NPs and the BCP domains under an electric field is crucial for obtaining the desired structure. Through a tight collaboration between experimental chemists, theoreticians, and an electrical engineer we intend to unravel the fundamental behavior of BCP/NP assembly under the influence of a directing electric field, and then to utilize the structures formed for the creation of an ultrahigh-density, multi-component memory device.
DFG Programme Research Grants
International Connection Israel, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Participating Persons Dr. G.J. Agur Sevink; Professor Dr. Roy Shenhar; Professor Dr. Nir Tessler; Professor Andrei Zvelindovsky, Ph.D.