A Low-Power Nonvolatile Switching Element Based on Copper-Tungsten Oxide Solid Electrolyte
- 11 September 2006
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
- Vol. 5 (5) , 535-544
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tnano.2006.880407
Abstract
We describe the materials aspects and electrical characteristics of W-(Cu/WO3)-Cu switching elements. These materials are compatible with back-end-of-line processing in CMOS integrated circuits where both tungsten and copper already play a significant role. Devices based on Cu/WO3 solid electrolytes formed by photodiffusion of copper into tungsten oxide switch via the electrochemical formation of a conducting filament within the high resistance electrolyte film. They are able to switch reversibly between widely spaced nonvolatile resistance states at low voltage (<1 V) and current (125 degC). This difference in behavior was attributed to the observation that the copper tends to oxidize in the plasma-grown oxide whereas the copper in the deposited oxide exists in an unbound state and is, therefore, more able to participate in the switching processKeywords
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