Patent ID: 7829885

Claim:
An organic memory device comprising: a first electrode, a second electrode; and an organic active layer sandwiched between and physically contacting the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic active layer is an electrically conductive organic material containing heteroatoms and metal ions and further wherein the first electrode, second electrode, and organic active layer are configured to effectuate a resistance change within the organic active layer by facilitating the formation or removal of metal filaments within the organic active layer, wherein the electrically conductive organic material is selected from a group consisting of polymers, single molecules, oligomers, dendrimers and mixtures thereof, and wherein the electrically conductive organic material includes a single molecule which includes a conductive moiety selected from a first group consisting of carbazole, triphenylamine, triphenyldiamine and mixtures thereof and which is bonded to a heteroatom-containing moiety selected from a group consisting of nitro, azo, indigo and thioindigo dyes and mixtures thereof.