Abstract
Model of evenly distributed traps in bulk dielectric is proposed for the resistive memory switching mechanism. Switching from high resistance to the low resistance state is explained by several-fold increase in trap concentration after the application of switching voltage. Both high and low resistance conductivities are governed by multi-phonon ionization and tunneling between neighboring traps. Thermal trap energy for oxygen vacancy and electron effective mass for crystal α-GeO 2 were calculated using density functional theory and used for the fitting of our charge transport model of resistive memory. The model was verified on the TaN-GeO 2-Ni structure with good semi-quantitative agreement with experiment.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 243506 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 Jun 11 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)