Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Vol.26, No.5, 1817-1820, 2008
Nonvolatile memory and antifuse behavior in Pt/a-TiO2/Ag structures
Stable nonvolatile conductivity switching and antifuse behavior have been observed in amorphous-TiO2 films in 0.002 cm(2) Ag/amorphous-TiO2/Pt structures. Resistivity switching from a high resistance state of similar to 10(8) Omega to a low resistance state of 1.5 Omega occurs typically at a positive bias threshold of similar to 0.74 V. As expected for a metal-oxide-metal structure, Fowler-Nordheim conduction dominates the high resistance state while the low resistance state is assumed to be due to electric field induced conducting filaments of Ag. For a total charge of > 100 mC under positive bias, antifuse behavior is evidenced. Stability and reversibility of the resistive switching and antifuse behavior were studied. (C) 2008 American Vacuum Society. [DOI: 10.1116/1.2966424]