Bulk Oxygen-Ion Storage in Indium-Tin-Oxide Electrode for Improved Performance of HfO2-Based Resistive Random Access Memory

被引:51
作者
Chen, Po-Hsun [1 ]
Chang, Kuan-Chang [2 ]
Chang, Ting-Chang [1 ,3 ]
Tsai, Tsung-Ming [2 ]
Pan, Chih-Hung [2 ]
Chu, Tian-Jian [2 ]
Chen, Min-Chen [1 ]
Huang, Hui-Chun [2 ]
Lo, Ikai [1 ]
Zheng, Jin-Cheng
Sze, Simon M.
机构
[1] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Phys, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
[2] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Mat & Optoelect Sci, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
[3] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Adv Optoelect Technol Ctr, Tainan 700, Taiwan
关键词
RRAM; electrode; ITO; oxygen-vacancy; HOPPING CONDUCTION; RRAM; MECHANISM; HYDROGEN; ORIGIN;
D O I
10.1109/LED.2016.2522085
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Indium-tin-oxide (ITO) is investigated as the top electrode material in HfO2-based resistive random access memory cells. Experimental results show that in contrast to a metal (Pt) electrode, an ITO electrode provides for self-limiting current flow during the forming and SET processes, so that no compliance limit is necessary. This provides for low-power consumption, high endurance (>10(7) cycles), and short SET/RESET transition times (similar to 50 ns). We propose that this is because ITO is an oxygen-vacancy-rich material, providing bulk storage for oxygen ions rather than surface storage as a metal electrode.
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