Sharath, S. U. ; Joseph, M. J. ; Vogel, S. ; Hildebrandt, E. ; Komissinskiy, P. ; Kurian, J. ; Schroeder, T. ; Alff, L. (2016)
Impact of oxygen stoichiometry on electroforming and multiple switching modes in TiN/TaOx/Pt based ReRAM.
In: Applied Physics Letters, 109 (17)
doi: 10.1063/1.4965872
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
We have investigated the material and electrical properties of tantalum oxide thin films (TaOx) with engineered oxygen contents grown by RF-plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The optical bandgap and the density of the TaOx films change consistently with oxygen contents in the range of 3.63 to 4.66 eV and 12.4 to 9.0 g/cm3, respectively. When exposed to atmosphere, an oxidized Ta2O5-y surface layer forms with a maximal thickness of 1.2 nm depending on the initial oxygen deficiency of the film. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies show that multiple sub-stoichiometric compositions occur in oxygen deficient TaOx thin films, where all valence states of Ta including metallic Ta are possible. Devices of the form Pt/Ta2O5-y/TaOx/TiN exhibit highly tunable forming voltages of 10.5 V to 1.5 V with decreasing oxygen contents in TaOx. While a stable bipolar resistive switching (BRS) occurs in all devices irrespective of oxygen content, unipolar switching was found to coexist with BRS only at higher oxygen contents, which transforms to a threshold switching behaviour in the devices grown under highest oxidation.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2016 |
| Autor(en): | Sharath, S. U. ; Joseph, M. J. ; Vogel, S. ; Hildebrandt, E. ; Komissinskiy, P. ; Kurian, J. ; Schroeder, T. ; Alff, L. |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Impact of oxygen stoichiometry on electroforming and multiple switching modes in TiN/TaOx/Pt based ReRAM |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2016 |
| Verlag: | AIP Publishing |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Applied Physics Letters |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 109 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 17 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.4965872 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | We have investigated the material and electrical properties of tantalum oxide thin films (TaOx) with engineered oxygen contents grown by RF-plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The optical bandgap and the density of the TaOx films change consistently with oxygen contents in the range of 3.63 to 4.66 eV and 12.4 to 9.0 g/cm3, respectively. When exposed to atmosphere, an oxidized Ta2O5-y surface layer forms with a maximal thickness of 1.2 nm depending on the initial oxygen deficiency of the film. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies show that multiple sub-stoichiometric compositions occur in oxygen deficient TaOx thin films, where all valence states of Ta including metallic Ta are possible. Devices of the form Pt/Ta2O5-y/TaOx/TiN exhibit highly tunable forming voltages of 10.5 V to 1.5 V with decreasing oxygen contents in TaOx. While a stable bipolar resistive switching (BRS) occurs in all devices irrespective of oxygen content, unipolar switching was found to coexist with BRS only at higher oxygen contents, which transforms to a threshold switching behaviour in the devices grown under highest oxidation. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | Tantalum, Metallic thin films, Oxidation, Thin film growth, Thin film devices |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Dünne Schichten 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 18 Mai 2017 08:37 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 18 Mai 2017 08:37 |
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| Sponsoren: | This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Project Nos. AL560/13-2 and SCHR1123/7-2., Funding by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, No.16ES0250) and by ENIAC JU (PANACHE) is also gratefully acknowledged. |
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