Optical switching in semiconductor organic thin films
- 15 September 1982
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 41 (6) , 548-550
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93591
Abstract
Semiconducting organometallic films such as copper tetracyanoquinodimethane (CuTCNQ) have been observed to switch between two stable states when exposed to optical radiation. Observations of switching between two states in these films have been made by Raman spectroscopic methods and direct observation of electrical resistance changes. Line or pattern generation is observed for exposure above certain threshold levels. These effects are observed in a wide range of Cu and Ag organometallic compounds.Keywords
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