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Resistive switching in nanogap systems on SiO2 substrates
Voltage-controlled resistive switching is demonstrated in various gap systems
on SiO2 substrate. The nanosized gaps are made by different means using
different materials including metal, semiconductor, and metallic nonmetal. The
switching site is further reduced by using multi-walled carbon nanotubes and
single-walled carbon nanotubes. The switching in all the gap systems shares the
same characteristics. This independence of switching on the material
compositions of the electrodes, accompanied by observable damage to the SiO2
substrate at the gap region, bespeaks the intrinsic switching from
post-breakdown SiO2. It calls for caution when studying resistive switching in
nanosystems on oxide substrates, since oxide breakdown extrinsic to the
nanosystem can mimic resistive switching. Meanwhile, the high ON/OFF ratio
(10E5), fast switching time (2 us, test limit), durable cycles demonstrated
show promising memory properties. The intermediate states observed reveal the
filamentary conduction nature.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Multistate resistive switching in silver nanoparticle films.
Resistive switching devices have garnered significant consideration for their potential use in nanoelectronics and non-volatile memory applications. Here we investigate the nonlinear current-voltage behavior and resistive switching properties of composite nanoparticle films comprising a large collective of metal-insulator-metal junctions. Silver nanoparticles prepared via the polyol process and coated with an insulating polymer layer of tetraethylene glycol were deposited onto silicon oxide substrates. Activation required a forming step achieved through application of a bias voltage. Once activated, the nanoparticle films exhibited controllable resistive switching between multiple discrete low resistance states that depended on operational parameters including the applied bias voltage, temperature and sweep frequency. The films' resistance switching behavior is shown here to be the result of nanofilament formation due to formative electromigration effects. Because of their tunable and distinct resistance states, scalability and ease of fabrication, nanoparticle films have a potential place in memory technology as resistive random access memory cells
Spectroscopic indications of tunnel barrier charging as the switching mechanism in memristive devices
Resistive random access memory is a promising, energy-efficient, low-power “storage class memory” technology that has the potential to replace both flash storage and on-chip dynamic memory. While the most widely employed systems exhibit filamentary resistive switching, interface-type switching systems based on a tunable tunnel barrier are of increasing interest. They suffer less from the variability induced by the stochastic filament formation process and the choice of the tunnel barrier thickness offers the possibility to adapt the memory device current to the given circuit requirements. Heterostructures consisting of a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) tunnel barrier and a praseodymium calcium manganite (PCMO) layer are employed. Instead of spatially localized filaments, the resistive switching process occurs underneath the whole electrode. By employing a combination of electrical measurements, in operando hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy, it is revealed that an exchange of oxygen ions between PCMO and YSZ causes an electrostatic modulation of the effective height of the YSZ tunnel barrier and is thereby the underlying mechanism for resistive switching in these devices
Unipolar Resistance Switching in Amorphous High-k dielectrics Based on Correlated Barrier Hopping Theory
We have proposed a kind of nonvolatile resistive switching memory based on
amorphous LaLuO3, which has already been established as a promising candidate
of high-k gate dielectric employed in transistors. Well-developed unipolar
switching behaviors in amorphous LaLuO3 make it suited for not only logic but
memory applications using the conventional semiconductor or the emerging
nano/CMOS architectures. The conduction transition between high- and low-
resistance states is attributed to the change in the separation between oxygen
vacancy sites in the light of the correlated barrier hopping theory. The mean
migration distances of vacancies responsible for the resistive switching are
demonstrated in nanoscale, which could account for the ultrafast programming
speed of 6 ns. The origin of the distributions in switching parameters in
oxides can be well understood according to the switching principle.
Furthermore, an approach has also been developed to make the operation voltages
predictable for the practical applications of resistive memories.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figure
Controlled inter-state switching between quantized conductance states in resistive devices for multilevel memory
A detailed understanding of quantization conductance (QC), their correlation
with resistive switching phenomena and controlled manipulation of quantized
states is crucial for realizing atomic-scale multilevel memory elements. Here,
we demonstrate highly stable and reproducible quantized conductance states
(QC-states) in Al/Niobium oxide/Pt resistive switching devices. Three levels of
control over the QC-states, required for multilevel quantized state memories,
like, switching ON to different quantized states, switching OFF from quantized
states, and controlled inter-state switching among one QC states to another has
been demonstrated by imposing limiting conditions of stop-voltage and current
compliance. The well defined multiple QC-states along with a working principle
for switching among various states show promise for implementation of
multilevel memory devices
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