# Non-linear electric transport and switching phenomenon in methyltriphenylarsonium-$(TCNQ)_2$ under pressure

Ravindran, T and Subramanyam, SV (1992) Non-linear electric transport and switching phenomenon in methyltriphenylarsonium-$(TCNQ)_2$ under pressure. In: Synthetic Metals, 46 (3). pp. 317-324.

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## Abstract

Non-ohmic conduction and electrical switching have been observed in methyltriphenyl-arsonium-$(TCNQ)_2$ at different pressures up to 8 GPa at a temperature of 300 K. Pulsed current-voltage characteristics reveal a heating contribution to non-ohmic conduction and switching. The switching time recorded is 0.5 ms. Pressure dependence of switching field follows the same functional form as that of resistivity versus pressure. Non-ohmic conduction is discussed in terms of space-charge-limited currents which lead to a structural phase transition at high fields $\sim3X10^3$ V/cm to a highly conducting state with $\sigma_{ON}/\sigma_{OFF}\approx10^3$.

Item Type: Journal Article Copyright of this article belongs Elsevier. Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics 13 Oct 2006 19 Sep 2010 04:30 http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/8243