Synthesis of Poly(oxoammonium salt)s and Their Electrical Properties in the Organic Thin Film Device

Two redox-active poly(oxoammonium salt)s were synthesized via chemical oxidation of a TEMPO-substituted polymer, or conventional radical polymerization of the oxoammonium monomer, respectively. The diode-structured thin film device composed of poly(oxoammonium salt) with radical conc. of 6-43% exhibited a resistive switching behavior (ON-OFF ratio > 10(3)), in contrast to the radical-free poly(oxoammonium salt), which revealed that the coexistence of radical/oxoammonium salts contributed to a significant change in I-V characteristics.