Title

Switching In Polyacrylonitrile

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Non-Cryst. Solids

Keywords

Materials Science; Ceramics; Materials Science; Multidisciplinary

Abstract

The original intent of this study of polyacrylonitrile was to make a (semi)-transparent photovoltaic cell from differentially pyrolyzed layers. This proved to be unfeasible due to lack of physical stability of the thin films pyrolyzed at about 500°C. A secondary intent of this stydy was to determine the feasibility of thin film devices of pyrolyzed polyacrylonitrile as switches for potential use as computer memory devices. While the characteristics important for use as switches improved in PAN with increasing pyrolysis temperature, over the limits imposed by the material itself, PAN does not represent a feasible computer memory element. The study reported here indicates that the threshold switching process in thin films of PAN is electronic in nature, not thermal.

Journal Title

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volume

79

Issue/Number

1-2

Publication Date

1-1-1986

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

57

Last Page

74

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1986A257700006

ISSN

0022-3093

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