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Indexed by:期刊论文
Date of Publication:2015-02-09
Journal:APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus
Volume:106
Issue:6
ISSN No.:0003-6951
Abstract:In this paper, we discuss a model of sub-band in resistive switching nonvolatile memories with a structure of silver/aluminum oxide/p-type silicon (Ag/AlxOy/p-Si), in which the sub-band is formed by overlapping of wave functions of electron-occupied oxygen vacancies in AlxOy layer deposited by atomic layer deposition technology. The switching processes exhibit the characteristics of the bipolarity, discreteness, and no need of forming process, all of which are discussed deeply based on the model of sub-band. The relationships between the SET voltages and distribution of trap levels are analyzed qualitatively. The semiconductor-like behaviors of ON-state resistance affirm the sub-band transport mechanism instead of the metal filament mechanism. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.