Physicists invent plastic diode

Ohio State University researchers have invented a new organic polymer tunnel diode – an electronic component that could one day lead to flexible, low power plastic computer memory and plastic logic circuits on computer chips. Today, computer chips use mainly inorganic silicon.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news8170.html">Physicists invent plastic diode</a></p> <p> Ohio State University researchers have invented a new organic polymer tunnel diode – an electronic component that could one day lead to flexible, low power plastic computer memory and plastic logic circuits on computer chips. Today, computer chips use mainly inorganic silicon.</p>