Donor–acceptor polymers for advanced memory device applications

Organic materials for memory devices have attracted significant scientific interest recently due to the advantages of rich structure flexibility, low cost, solution processability, and three-dimensional stacking capability. This minireview highlights the recent developments in donor–acceptor polymers for resistive switching memory device applications including conjugated polymers, functional polyimides, non-conjugated pendent polymers, and polymer composites. It emphasizes the structure-memory characteristic relationship of donor–acceptor polymers for advanced memory device applications.