Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages 535-544Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2006.880407
Keywords
copper electrodeposition; nonvolatile memory devices; Raman spectroscopy; resistance change; solid electrolyte; tungsten oxide; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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We describe the materials aspects and electrical characteristics of W - (Cu/WO3) - Cu switching elements. These materials are compatible with back-end-of-line processing in CMOS integrated circuits where both tungsten and copper already play a significant role. Devices based on Cu/WO3 solid electrolytes formed by photodiffusion of copper into tungsten oxide switch via the electrochemical formation of a conducting filament within the high resistance electrolyte film. They are able to switch reversibly between widely spaced nonvolatile resistance states at low voltage (<1 V) and current (< 10 mu A). Electrical characterization revealed that devices consisting of plasma-grown oxides have a variable initial threshold voltage and poor retention, whereas devices based on deposited oxide exhibit a stable switching threshold and good retention, even at elevated operating temperature (> 125 degrees C). This difference in behavior was attributed to the observation that the copper tends to oxidize in the plasma-grown oxide whereas the copper in the deposited oxide exists in an unbound state and is, therefore, more able to participate in the switching process.
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