Spontaneous current constriction in threshold switching devices

Jonathan M. Goodwill; Georg Ramer; Dasheng Li; Brian D. Hoskins; Georges Pavlidis; Jabez J. McClelland; Andrea Centrone; James A. Bain; Marek Skowronski

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09679-9

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

Spontaneous current constriction in threshold switching devices

Jonathan M. Goodwill,
Georg Ramer,
Dasheng Li,
Brian D. Hoskins,
Georges Pavlidis,
Jabez J. McClelland,
Andrea Centrone,
James A. Bain,
Marek Skowronski

Affiliations

Jonathan M. Goodwill: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Georg Ramer: Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dasheng Li: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Brian D. Hoskins: Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Georges Pavlidis: Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jabez J. McClelland: Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Andrea Centrone: Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
James A. Bain: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Marek Skowronski: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09679-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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Today the phenomenon underlying threshold switching of Oxide-based resistive memories is an unresolved debate. Here, the authors report that the TaOx-based conductive filament formation, the current density and temperature are not-uniform distributions and electric field domains are not required.

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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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