High‐Performance and Environmentally Robust Multilevel Lead‐Free Organotin Halide Perovskite Memristors

Abstract

Abstract With a striking explosion of digital information, organic–inorganic halide perovskite (OHP) memristors have been regarded as a promising solution to break the von Neumann bottleneck as the nonvolatile computing‐in‐memory architecture. However, toxicity and stability under ambient conditions are two critical issues for practical applications. Here, lead‐free MASnI3 (MASI) perovskites are reported with improved resistive switching (RS) performance via defects passivating by introducing PEACl. In‐Sn/PEACl‐MASI/PEDOT:PSS/ITO memristor arrays (10 × 10) exhibit reproducible RS with low SET/RESET voltage (VSET/VRESET, +0.58/−0.49 V), ultrahigh ON/OFF ratio (8.5 × 103), stable endurance (2 × 103 cycles), excellent retention (2 × 104 s), high device yield (88%), and multilevel storage. RS remains robust in harsh environments, including high temperature and humidity, long‐term light irradiation, and open‐air conditions. Importantly, a complete physical simulation model that quantitatively and accurately describes RS in vacancy concentration, temperature, and electric potential is proposed originating from conductive filaments formation/rupture. Additionally, PEACl‐MASI memristors are successfully fabricated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Si substrates to explore the potential for large‐scale application on different substrates. The PEACl‐MASI memristors provide an opportunity to develop the next generation of high‐performance and environmentally robust multilevel information storage devices.

Keywords

• environmental robustness
• iodide vacancy migration
• lead‐free organotin halide perovskites
• memristors
• multilevel storage