Abstract
The performance of organic polar tunnel junctions under external electrical/mechanical stimuli is crucial for their great promise in developing flexible and high-performance sensor and memristive devices. Here, we prepared a single P(VDF-TrFE) monolayer on an Au(111) atomic-level surface by using a Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique. The polarity stability and electronic transport behavior of the monolayer were investigated via piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM) measurements. We observed a strong polarity asymmetry in the P(VDF-TrFE) monolayer tunnel junction. Electrical bias and mechanical force exerted by the tip both can switch the monolayer from the metastable state (“H–Au” state, down polarity) to the stable state (“F–Au” state, up polarity). Moreover, the conductance of the monolayer tunnel junction can be controlled not only by the electrical bias but also by the tip force. Interestingly, a decrease of conductance from the ON state to OFF state is caus...
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