Coexistence of two types of metal filaments in oxide memristors

Autor: D. Xu, X. N. Shangguan, S. M. Wang, H. T. Cao, L. Y. Liang, H. L. Zhang, J. H. Gao, W. M. Long, J. R. Wang, F. Zhuge
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 025102-025102-6 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4976108
Popis: One generally considers the conducting filament in ZnO-based valence change memristors (VCMs) as an aggregation of oxygen vacancies. Recently, the transmission electron microscopy observation showed the filament is composed of a Zn-dominated ZnOx. In this study, careful analysis of the temperature dependence of the ON state resistance demonstrates that the formation/rupture of a Zn filament is responsible for the resistive switching in ZnO VCMs. Cu/ZnO/Pt memristive devices can be operated in both VCM and ECM (electrochemical metallization memristor) modes by forming different metal filaments including Cu, Zn and a coexistence of these two filaments. The device operation can be reversibly switched between ECM and VCM modes. The dual mode operation capability of Cu/ZnO/Pt provides a wide choice of select devices for constructing memristive crossbar architectures.
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