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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 106, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4922446
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- POSTECH-Samsung Electronics ReRAM cluster research project
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In order to obtain reliable multilevel cell (MLC) characteristics, resistance controllability between the different resistance levels is required especially in resistive random access memory (RRAM), which is prone to resistance variability mainly due to its intrinsic random nature of defect generation and filament formation. In this study, we have thoroughly investigated the multilevel resistance variability in a TaOx-based nanoscale (<30 nm) RRAM operated in MLC mode. It is found that the resistance variability not only depends on the conductive filament size but also is a strong function of oxygen vacancy concentration in it. Based on the gained insights through experimental observations and simulation, it is suggested that forming thinner but denser conductive filament may greatly improve the temporal resistance variability even at low operation current despite the inherent stochastic nature of resistance switching process. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
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