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

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.