Back-end-of-line a-SiOxCy:H dielectrics for resistive memory
Back-end-of-line a-SiOxCy:H dielectrics for resistive memory
Resistive switching of W/amorphous (a)-SiOxCy:H/Cu resistive memories incorporating solely native back-end-of-line (BEOL) materials were studied. A-SiC1.1:H, a-SiO0.9C0.7:H, and a-SiO1.5C0.2:H were exploited as switching layers for resistive memories which all show resistive-switching characteristics with ultrahigh ON/OFF ratios in the range of 1E6 to 1E10. Ohmic conduction in the low resistance state is attributed to the formation of Cu conductive filament inside the a-SiOxCy:H switching layer. Rupture of the conductive filament leads to current conduction dominated by Schottky emission through a-SiOxCy:H Schottky contacts. Comparison of the switching characteristics suggests composition of the a-SiOxCy:H has influences on VFORM and VSET, and current conduction mechanisms. These results demonstrate the capability to achieve functional W/a-SiOxCy:H/Cu using entirely BEOL native materials for future embedded resistive memories.
Fan, Junqing
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Kapur, Omesh
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Huang, Ruomeng
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King, Sean W.
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De Groot, Cornelis
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Jiang, Liudi
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Fan, Junqing
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Huang, Ruomeng
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King, Sean W.
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De Groot, Cornelis
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Jiang, Liudi
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Fan, Junqing, Kapur, Omesh, Huang, Ruomeng, King, Sean W., De Groot, Cornelis and Jiang, Liudi
(2018)
Back-end-of-line a-SiOxCy:H dielectrics for resistive memory.
AIP Advances, 8 (9), [095215].
(doi:10.1063/1.5046564).
Abstract
Resistive switching of W/amorphous (a)-SiOxCy:H/Cu resistive memories incorporating solely native back-end-of-line (BEOL) materials were studied. A-SiC1.1:H, a-SiO0.9C0.7:H, and a-SiO1.5C0.2:H were exploited as switching layers for resistive memories which all show resistive-switching characteristics with ultrahigh ON/OFF ratios in the range of 1E6 to 1E10. Ohmic conduction in the low resistance state is attributed to the formation of Cu conductive filament inside the a-SiOxCy:H switching layer. Rupture of the conductive filament leads to current conduction dominated by Schottky emission through a-SiOxCy:H Schottky contacts. Comparison of the switching characteristics suggests composition of the a-SiOxCy:H has influences on VFORM and VSET, and current conduction mechanisms. These results demonstrate the capability to achieve functional W/a-SiOxCy:H/Cu using entirely BEOL native materials for future embedded resistive memories.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 September 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 September 2018
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DOI for data is https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D0641
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/423187
ISSN: 2158-3226
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