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Solution Processed Silver Sulfide Filament Memories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Shong Yin ,
Steven K. Volkman  and
Vivek Subramanian
Shong Yin
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California-Berkeley
Steven K. Volkman
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California-Berkeley
Vivek Subramanian
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California-Berkeley
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Abstract

Ionic resistive switches are emerging as a potential successor for flash in non!volatile memory applications. In ionic switches, metal cations migrate through a solid electrolyte forming filaments on an inert cathode that results in an abrupt increase in conductivity. This process is reversible, and the switches may be reverted to a low!conductive state. These switches have low transition voltages and fast read speed. The low switching energy potentially makes them more scalable than many other resistive memories. Silver Sulfide Resistive switches have been fabricated by sulfidizing evaporated silver films in Sulfur solutions. XPS is used to quantify stoichiometry of resultant films. SEM and AFM indicate that surface roughness increases with sulfidation time as the bulk silver film is consumed in forming the silver sulfide. XRD has confirmed presence of the acanthite phase of silver sulfide in the films. The entire process is performed at temperatures below 200C, so the devices are potentially stackable over conventional CMOS substrates in a BEOL process, and are applicable to printable electronics on plastic substrates. Initial characteristics measured on these cells are very promising, exhibiting low energy switching and good programming margins. Write/Erase voltages for cells were about 400mV and !200mV respectively. Ron/Roff ratios range from 10 to as high as 10, 000 depending on process conditions. Impact of bath concentration, bath temperature and post!annealing on the silver sulfide film structure are studied. Ionic switching is demonstrated in the films.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1113: Symposium F – Low-Cost Solution-Based Deposition of Inorganic Films for Electronic/Photonic Devices , 2008 , 1113-F02-09
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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