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Anodic Sb2S3 electrodeposition from a single source precursor for resistive random-access memory devices

Anodic Sb2S3 electrodeposition from a single source precursor for resistive random-access memory devices
Anodic Sb2S3 electrodeposition from a single source precursor for resistive random-access memory devices

In this paper we report the use of Na3[SbS4].9H2O as a single source precursor for the electrodeposition of Sb2S3 from aqueous electrolyte at pH 9.1. We present the electrochemistry of the [SbS4]3− anion and the redox processes observed for the deposited Sb2S3 film. We show that an amorphous Sb2S3 film can be deposited by anodic electrodeposition onto glassy carbon and that the by-product that accompanies this deposition can be avoided by using a suitable pulse plating approach. Raman spectroscopy and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction were used to characterise the deposits and to show that good quality crystalline films of Sb2S3 are produced on annealing. The crystalline Sb2S3 films were screened for application in Resistive Random-Access Memory, and it was demonstrated that crystalline Sb2S3 films display typical bipolar resistive switching behaviour, and that the resistance ratio between the high resistance state and the low resistance state is approximately one order of magnitude at 1.5 V, which is sufficient for memory applications. A mechanism for the resistive switching is also proposed.

Antimony sulfide, Electrodeposition, Resistive random-access memory, Single source electrodeposition precursor
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Wallace, A.G., King, R.P., Zhelev, N., Jaafar, A.H., Levason, W., Huang, R., Reid, G. and Bartlett, P.N. (2022) Anodic Sb2S3 electrodeposition from a single source precursor for resistive random-access memory devices. Electrochimica Acta, 432, [141162]. (doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141162).

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In this paper we report the use of Na3[SbS4].9H2O as a single source precursor for the electrodeposition of Sb2S3 from aqueous electrolyte at pH 9.1. We present the electrochemistry of the [SbS4]3− anion and the redox processes observed for the deposited Sb2S3 film. We show that an amorphous Sb2S3 film can be deposited by anodic electrodeposition onto glassy carbon and that the by-product that accompanies this deposition can be avoided by using a suitable pulse plating approach. Raman spectroscopy and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction were used to characterise the deposits and to show that good quality crystalline films of Sb2S3 are produced on annealing. The crystalline Sb2S3 films were screened for application in Resistive Random-Access Memory, and it was demonstrated that crystalline Sb2S3 films display typical bipolar resistive switching behaviour, and that the resistance ratio between the high resistance state and the low resistance state is approximately one order of magnitude at 1.5 V, which is sufficient for memory applications. A mechanism for the resistive switching is also proposed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 7 September 2022
Published date: 10 November 2022
Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was supported by EPSRC Grants EP/N035437/1 and EP/K009877/1 . Publisher Copyright: © 2022
Keywords: Antimony sulfide, Electrodeposition, Resistive random-access memory, Single source electrodeposition precursor

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Local EPrints ID: 471465
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/471465
ISSN: 0013-4686
PURE UUID: 2652c734-2793-4064-8c55-05b0b272758a
ORCID for A.H. Jaafar: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-4542
ORCID for W. Levason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-0971
ORCID for R. Huang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1185-635X
ORCID for G. Reid: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-3468
ORCID for P.N. Bartlett: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7300-6900

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Date deposited: 08 Nov 2022 18:54
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:50

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Author: A.G. Wallace
Author: R.P. King
Author: N. Zhelev
Author: A.H. Jaafar ORCID iD
Author: W. Levason ORCID iD
Author: R. Huang ORCID iD
Author: G. Reid ORCID iD
Author: P.N. Bartlett ORCID iD

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