Shock waves in binary oxides memristors

Progress of silicon based technology is nearing its physical limit, as minimum feature size of components is reaching a mere 5 nm. The resistive switching behavior of transition metal oxides and the associated memristor device is emerging as a competitive technology for next generation electronics....

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Autores principales: Tesler, F., Tang, S., Dobrosavljević, V., Rozenberg, M., Jaffres H., Razeghi M., Drouhin H.-J., Wegrowe J.-E., The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0277786X_v10357_n_p_Tesler
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Sumario:Progress of silicon based technology is nearing its physical limit, as minimum feature size of components is reaching a mere 5 nm. The resistive switching behavior of transition metal oxides and the associated memristor device is emerging as a competitive technology for next generation electronics. Significant progress has already been made in the past decade and devices are beginning to hit the market; however, it has been mainly the result of empirical trial and error. Hence, gaining theoretical insight is of essence. In the present work we report a new connection between the resistive switching and shock wave formation, a classic topic of non-linear dynamics. We argue that the profile of oxygen ions that migrate during the commutation in insulating binary oxides may form a shock wave, which propagates through a poorly conductive region of the device. We validate the scenario by means of model simulations. © 2017 SPIE.