Nanowire-based programmable architectures
ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems (JETC)
Hybrid CMOS/nanoelectronic digital circuits: devices, architectures, and design automation
ICCAD '05 Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ACM International conference on Computer-aided design
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Ag-tetracyanoquinodimethane (Ag-TCNQ) nanostructures are synthesized using both solution reaction in acetonitrile and a novel vacuum-saturated vapor reaction method. Experiments show that the latter synthesis method produces Ag-TCNQ nanowires with better uniformity and higher aspect ratio. These nanowires, having diameters around 100 nm and lengths about 5 μm, could serve as potential building blocks of nanoscale electronics. Nanodevices based on these nanowires are fabricated using the electron-beam lithography technique. Electrical transport study shows reproducible I--V hysteresis with a change in resistance of four orders of magnitude, demonstrating electrical memory effect. This electrical bistability makes Ag-TCNQ nanowires a promising candidate for future applications in ultrahigh-density information storage.