Abstract
Ultimate control of the defect distribution and local conduction path in a bipolar resistive switching (BRS) Pt/TiO2/Pt sample, which was in a unipolar reset state, is provided by means of voltage pulsing and the resulting time-transient current analysis. The limited amount of oxygen vacancies in this system allowed reversibly switching-diode-like current-voltage curves, which was also confirmed in another Magnéli-phase-containing Pt/WO3/Pt sample. Such careful control of the defect distribution allowed the achievement of a complementary resistive switching (CRS) curve even from a single switching layer. The unlimited vacancy source in the Pt/TiO2/TiO 2-x/Pt sample did not allow the switching-diode type and the CRS behavior. The data retention of the on-state in the BRS was critically dependent on the shape of the rejuvenated conduction channel. The required time to lead to the rejuvenation of the conducting channel was ∼70-100 ns when the threshold voltage for the BRS set of ∼-1 V was applied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2161-2169 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Nanoscale |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Feb 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |