Electronic conducting states and memory in polymer nanodevices

Organic materials offer new electronic functionality not available in the inorganic devices. Organic light-emitting diodes and field-effect transistors are becoming increasingly important low-cost alternatives to silicon technology. However, the integration of organics within nanoscale electronic circuitry poses new challenges for material physics and chemistry. To rationally control the properties of small devices, the electronic states in organics have to be optimized relative to the Fermi level of metal contacts. We demonstrate a novel approach to create the electronic states in a polymer film closely aligned with the electronic states of metals.