Nonvolatile resistive switching memory behavior in WOx/BiFeOy heterojunction based memristor

Memristors with a two-terminal structure are considered to be one of the most promising electronic devices capable of overcoming the Von Neumann bottleneck, which is highly anticipated in the post-Moore era and next-generation artificial intelligence applications. In this work, a memristive device was fabricated using a WOx/BiFeOy heterojunction as functional layer on F-doped SnO2 (FTO) substrate by magnetron sputtering. The Ag/WOx/BiFeOy/FTO device exhibits enhanced bipolar nonvolatile resistive switching (RS) memory behavior compared with single-layer BiFeOy-based memristors, which can meet the requirements of high-density information storage. By performing a comprehensive conductivity analysis on the current voltage (I-V) curve, it was proposed a reasonable physical model to explain the RS memory behavior of the device based on space-charge-limited current (SCLC) mechanism and the Schottky emission. Therefore, this work indicates that the bilayer WOx/BiFeOy heterojunction as functional layer can effectively improve the performance of memristive devices, which will further expand the application of ferroelectric/metal oxide heterojunction in the field of memristors.(c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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In this study, a memristive device was fabricated using a WOx/BiFeOy heterojunction as a functional layer, which demonstrated enhanced bipolar nonvolatile resistive switching (RS) memory behavior compared to single-layer BiFeOy-based memristors. A reasonable physical model based on the space-charge-limited current (SCLC) mechanism and the Schottky emission was proposed to explain the RS memory behavior of the device. This work indicates that the bilayer WOx/BiFeOy heterojunction can effectively improve the performance of memristive devices.