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Title
Cu-Silica Based Programmable Metallization Cell: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
Description
The Programmable Metallization Cell (PMC) is a novel solid-state resistive switching technology. It has a simple metal-insulator-metal “MIM” structure with one metal being electrochemically active (Cu) and the other one being inert (Pt or W), an insulating film (silica) acts as solid electrolyte for ion transport is sandwiched between these two electrodes. PMC’s resistance can be altered by an external electrical stimulus. The change of resistance is attributed to the formation or dissolution of Cu metal filament(s) within the silica layer which is associated with electrochemical redox reactions and ion transportation. In this dissertation, a comprehensive study of microfabrication method and its impacts on performance of PMC device is demonstrated, gamma-ray total ionizing dose (TID) impacts on device reliability is investigated, and the materials properties of doped/undoped silica switching layers are illuminated by impedance spectroscopy (IS). Due to the inherent CMOS compatibility, Cu-silica PMCs have great potential to be adopted in many emerging technologies, such as non-volatile storage cells and selector cells in ultra-dense 3D crosspoint memories, as well as electronic synapses in brain-inspired neuromorphic computing. Cu-silica PMC device performance for these applications is also assessed in this dissertation.
Date Created
2017
Contributors
- Chen, Wenhao (Author)
- Kozicki, Michael N (Thesis advisor)
- Barnaby, Hugh J (Thesis advisor)
- Yu, Shimeng (Committee member)
- Thornton, Trevor (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
204 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.44992
Level of coding
minimal
Note
Doctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 2017
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- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
- 3 years 2 months ago
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