Resistive switching in rectifying interfaces of metal-semiconductor-metal structures

We study the electrical characteristics of metal-semiconductor-metal HfO2_x-based devices where both metal-semiconductor interfaces present bipolar resistive switching. The device exhibits an unusual current-voltage hysteresis loop that arises from the non-trivial interplay of the switching interfac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Zazpe, R., Stoliar, Pablo Alberto, Golmar, Federico, Llopis, R., Casanova, F., Hueso, L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/24929
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/24929
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bipolar resistive switching
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Sumario:We study the electrical characteristics of metal-semiconductor-metal HfO2_x-based devices where both metal-semiconductor interfaces present bipolar resistive switching. The device exhibits an unusual current-voltage hysteresis loop that arises from the non-trivial interplay of the switching interfaces. We propose an experimental method to disentangle the individual characteristics of each interface based on hysteresis switching loops. A mathematical framework based on simple assumptions allows us to rationalize the whole behavior of the device and reproduce the experimental current-voltage curves of devices with different metallic contacts. We show that each interface complementarily switches between a nonlinear metal-semiconductor interface and an ohmic contact.