Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

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Relation between Resistance and Capacitance in Atomically Dispersed Pt-SiO2 Thin Films for Multilevel Resistance Switching Memory

Pt 나노입자가 분산된 SiO2 박막의 저항-정전용량 관계

  • Choi, Byung Joon (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 최병준 (서울과학기술대학교 신소재공학과)
  • Received : 2015.07.27
  • Accepted : 2015.08.02
  • Published : 2015.09.27
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Abstract

Resistance switching memory cells were fabricated using atomically dispersed Pt-$SiO_2$ thin film prepared via RF co-sputtering. The memory cell can switch between a low-resistance-state and a high-resistance-state reversibly and reproducibly through applying alternate voltage polarities. Percolated conducting paths are the origin of the low-resistance-state, while trapping electrons in the negative U-center in the Pt-$SiO_2$ interface cause the high-resistance-state. Intermediate resistance-states are obtained through controlling the compliance current, which can be applied to multi-level operation for high memory density. It is found that the resistance value is related to the capacitance of the memory cell: a 265-fold increase in resistance induces a 2.68-fold increase in capacitance. The exponential growth model of the conducting paths can explain the quantitative relationship of resistance-capacitance. The model states that the conducting path generated in the early stage requires a larger area than that generated in the last stage, which results in a larger decrease in the capacitance.

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