scholarly journals Compliance Current-dependent Dual-functional Unipolar and Threshold Resistive Switching in Silver Nanowires-egg Albumen Composites-based Device

2021 ◽  
Vol 2065 (1) ◽  
pp. 012001
Author(s):  
Z J Weng ◽  
Z W Zhao ◽  
H L Jiang ◽  
Y Fang

Abstract The continued exploration of novel synthetic memristive materials with multifunctional properties is critical for future synapse-emulating circuits and electronic devices in the field of next-generation neuromorphic computing applications. In this work, the silver nanowires (AgNWs)-Egg albumen composites have been integrated as a resistive switching layer in the Ag/AgNWs-Egg albumen/Ag planar structure and exhibits both unipolar (memory) switching and threshold switching functions. The device in unipolar switching regime demonstrates an ON/OFF ratio above 105, a low resistance state of about 1.2 KΩ and a high resistance state of about 120 MΩ. Finally, a mechanism in combination with the conductive filament theory and a tunnelling conduction mechanism is proposed to explain the resistive switching behavior. The devices are prepared by simple and low-cost techniques, which make such devices appealing for future electronic applications.

2011 ◽  
Vol 687 ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Chih Yi Liu ◽  
Yu Chen Li ◽  
Chun Hung Lai ◽  
Shih Kun Liu

CuxO and SiO2thin films were deposited using a radio-frequency magnetron sputter on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates to form SiO2/CuxO/Pt and CuxO/Pt structures. The current-voltage characteristics were measured by DC voltage sweeping using a tungsten (W) probe. The two structures needed a large voltage to initiate the first resistive switching; this sweep was called the forming process. Afterwards, the resistances of the two structures could be switched reversibly between the low-resistance-state (LRS) and high-resistance-state (HRS) by applying a DC voltage. The conduction mechanisms of the LRS and the HRS were dominated by Ohmic conduction. Structures with non-destructive readout characteristics and long retention time were suitable for use in non-volatile memory. The difference between resistive switching in W-probe/SiO2/CuxO/Pt and W-probe/CuxO/Pt structures was investigated. The additional SiO2layer decreased the switching voltages and currents; this should be due to the presence of pinholes within the SiO2layer. The influence of SiO2thickness on the resistive switching characteristics was also investigated. The switching voltages and currents, except the forming voltage, decreased as the thickness of SiO2decreased. The conducting filament model with a thermochemical reaction was suggested to best explain the resistive switching behavior that was observed.


Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Lin ◽  
Wu ◽  
Chen

: In this work, the resistive switching characteristics of resistive random access memories (RRAMs) containing Sm2O3 and V2O5 films were investigated. All the RRAM structures made in this work showed stable resistive switching behavior. The High-Resistance State and Low-Resistance State of Resistive memory (RHRS/RLRS) ratio of the RRAM device containing a V2O5/Sm2O3 bilayer is one order of magnitude higher than that of the devices containing a single layer of V2O5 or Sm2O3. We also found that the stacking sequence of the Sm2O3 and V2O5 films in the bilayer structure can affect the switching features of the RRAM, causing them to exhibit both bipolar resistive switching (BRS) behavior and self-compliance behavior. The current conduction mechanisms of RRAM devices with different film structures were also discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Yi Liu ◽  
Yueh-Ying Tsai ◽  
Wen-Tsung Fang ◽  
Hung-Yu Wang

A 20 nm SiOxlayer is deposited using radio-frequency sputtering to form the resistive switching layer of a Cu/SiOx/Pt memory device. The SiOx-based device demonstrates the resistive switching characteristics with an electrochemical reaction. CF4plasma treatment was used to modify the SiOxlayer and incorporate fluorine atoms into theSiOxlayer. The bombardment damage and fluorine incorporation caused the SiOxfilm to form a stack-like structure. This reduced the operating voltage and improved switching dispersion. The fluorine repaired the Cu/SiOxinterface, thus increasing the barrier height of the Cu/SiOxinterface and the resistance of the high resistance state. A statistical analysis of the conducting filament formation was performed in order to evaluate the number of formation/rupture sites. The resistive switching of the CF4-treated sample had higher possibility to use the same filament sites; thus, the CF4-treated sample had stable resistive switching behavior.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli He ◽  
Robert E. Geer

ABSTRACTThe resistive switching properties of CMOS compatible TiN/HfO2/TiN resistive-random-access-memory (ReRAM) devices have been investigated after exposure to 1 MeV proton radiation. The HfO2-based ReRAM devices were found to have high total-ionizing-dose (TID) radiation tolerance up to 5 Grad(Si). TiN/HfO2/TiN ReRAM performance parameters include high-resistance state (HRS) resistance, low-resistance state (LRS) resistance, set and reset voltages. HfO2-based ReRAM devices exhibited no degradation in these performance parameters following proton irradiation exposure with TID from 105 to 109 rad(Si). Furthermore, the HfO2-based ReRAM devices exhibited more uniform resistive switching behavior with increased TID. Based on this radiation response it is proposed that the resistive switching mechanism in TiN/HfO2/TiN – trap-assisted tunneling associated with Hf-rich conducting filament formation – may be reinforced through proton exposure which acts to stabilize the formation/rupture of Hf-rich filaments. The high radiation tolerance of HfO2-based ReRAM devices suggests such devices may be potentially attractive for aerospace and nuclear applications.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Eric Hernandez Rodriguez ◽  
Alfredo Marquez Herrera ◽  
Miguel Melendez Lira ◽  
Enrique Valaguez Velazquez ◽  
Martin Zapata Torres

We investigated the electric-field-induced resistance-switching behavior of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) cells based on TiO2 thin films fabricated by the reactive RF-sputtering technique. MIM cells were constructed by sandwiched TiO2 thin films between a pair of electrodes; Ti thin films were employed to form an ohmic bottom contact and NiCr thin films were employed to form Schottky top electrodes obtaining Ti/TiO2/NiCr MIM cells. Schottky barrier height for the TiO2/NiCr junction was determined according to the thermionic emission model by using the Cheung´s functions. SEM and Raman analysis of the TiO2 thin films were carried out to ensure the quality of the films. Current-Voltage (I-V) sweeps obtained at room temperature by the application of dc bias showed a bipolar resistive switching behavior on the cells. Both low resistance state (ON state) and high resistance state (OFF state), of Ti/TiO2/NiCr cells are stable and reproducible during a successive resistive switching. The resistance ratio of ON and OFF state is over 103 and the retention properties of both states are very stable after 105 s with a voltage test of 0.1 V.


2015 ◽  
Vol 764-765 ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Fu Chien Chiu

In this work, metal/oxide/metal capacitors were fabricated and investigated using transparent boron-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:B) films for nonvolatile memory applications. Both top and bottom electrodes are tungsten. The average value of transmittance of ZnO:B films grown on silicon substrates is found to be about 91% in the visible light region. According to the relationship between transmittance and wavelength, the optical band gap of ZnO:B films is determined to be about 3.26 eV. The temperature dependent current-voltage curves show that the current density increases with increasing temperature in low-resistance state (LRS), meanwhile, the current density decreases with increasing temperature in high-resistance state (HRS). From the resistive switching behavior of the W/ZnO:B/W memory devices, the reset voltage which triggers the memory devices from an LRS to an HRS is independent of temperature. On the other hand, the set voltage which triggers the memory devices from an HRS to an LRS is increased with temperature.


2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweety Sarma

Abstract Unipolar resistive switching behavior was observed in the as-fabricated Al/PVA/PbS QD/ITO device with ROFF/RON ratio of 3.15×103 with retentivity for prolonged time and repeatability of hysteresis loops. Schottky emission mechanism dominates conduction mechanism in low-resistance state and high-resistance state of the device. Unipolar resistive switching behavior observed in the device is attributed to Coulomb blockade. The observed characteristic in the device points toward possible application of PbS QDs in memory device.


2007 ◽  
Vol 124-126 ◽  
pp. 603-606
Author(s):  
Sang Hee Won ◽  
Seung Hee Go ◽  
Jae Gab Lee

Simple process for the fabrication of Co/TiO2/Pt resistive random access memory, called ReRAM, has been developed by selective deposition of Co on micro-contact printed (μ-CP) self assembled monolayers (SAMs) patterns. Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) was used to deposit TiO2 thin films, showing its ability of precise control over the thickness of TiO2, which is crucial to obtain proper resistive switching properties of TiO2 ReRAM. The fabrication process for Co/TiO2/Pt ReRAM involves the ALD of TiO2 on sputter-deposited Pt bottom electrode, followed by μ-CP with SAMs and then selective deposition of Co. This results in the Co/TiO2/Pt structure ReRAM. For comparison, Pt/TiO2/Pt ReRAM was produced and revealing the similar switching characteristics as that of Co/TiO2/Pt, thus indicating the feasibility of Co replacement with Pt top electrode. The ratios between the high-resistance state (Off state) and the low-resistance state (On state) were larger than 102. Consequently, the selective deposition of Co with μ-CP, newly developed in this study, can simplify the process and thus implemented into the fabrication of ReRAM.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2050115
Author(s):  
Liping Fu ◽  
Sikai Chen ◽  
Zewei Wu ◽  
Xiaoyan Li ◽  
Mingyang You ◽  
...  

Sneak current issue of RRAM-based crossbar array is one of the biggest hindrances for high-density memory application. The integration of an addition selector to each cell is one of the most familiar solutions to avoid this undesired cross-talk issue, and resistive switching parameters would affect on the storage density. This paper investigates the potential impact of different resistive switching parameters on crossbar arrays with one-diode one-resistor (1D1R) and one-selector one-resistor (1S1R) architectures. Results indicate that 1S1R architecture is a more scalable technology for high-density crossbar array than 1D1R, and the storage density of 1D1R- and 1S1R-based crossbar array shows little dependence on resistance values of high-resistance state and low-resistance state, which gives a guideline for choosing appropriate selectors for RRAM crossbar array with specific parameters.


MRS Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (48) ◽  
pp. 2601-2607
Author(s):  
Toshiki Miyatani ◽  
Yusuke Nishi ◽  
Tsunenobu Kimoto

ABSTRACTImpacts of a forming process on bipolar resistive switching (RS) characteristics in Pt/TaOx/Ta2O5/Pt cells were investigated. We found that the forming resulted in a transition from an initial state to a particular high resistance state (HRS) in most of the Pt/TaOx/Ta2O5/Pt cells. Evaluation of electrical characteristics after the transition to the particular HRS revealed that two modes of bipolar RS with the conventional polarity based on valence change mechanism and with the opposite polarity could be selectively obtained by adjusting the magnitude of the applied voltage. Moreover, the cell resistance decreased gradually during set processes in the bipolar RS with the opposite polarity.


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