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Donor‐Induced Performance Tuning of Amorphous SrTiO 3 Memristive Nanodevices: Multistate Resistive Switching and Mechanical Tunability
Author(s) -
Nili Hussein,
Walia Sumeet,
Kandjani Ahmad Esmaielzadeh,
Ramanathan Rajesh,
Gutruf Philipp,
Ahmed Taimur,
Balendhran Sivacarendran,
Bansal Vipul,
Strukov Dmitri B.,
Kavehei Omid,
Bhaskaran Madhu,
Sriram Sharath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201501019
Subject(s) - neuromorphic engineering , materials science , memristor , doping , resistive random access memory , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , amorphous solid , oxide , controllability , voltage , engineering physics , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , computer science , artificial neural network , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , metallurgy , mathematics , machine learning
Metal–oxide valence‐change memristive devices are the key contenders for the development of multilevel nonvolatile analog memories and neuromorphic computing architectures. Reliable low energy performance and tunability of nonlinear resistive switching dynamics are essential to streamline the high‐density circuit level integration of these devices. Here, manipulation of room temperature‐synthesized defect chemistry is employed to enhance and tune the switching characteristics of high‐performance amorphous SrTiO 3 ( a ‐STO) memristors. Substitutional donor (Nb) doping with low concentrations in the a ‐STO oxide structure allows extensive improvements in energy requirements, stability, and controllability of the memristive performance, as well as field‐dependent multistate resistive switching. Evidence is presented that room temperature donor doping results in a modified insulator oxide where dislocation sites act as charge carrier modulators for low energy and multilevel operation. Finally, the performance of donor‐doped a ‐STO‐based memristive nanodevices is showcased, with the possibility of mechanical modulation of the nonlinear memristive characteristics of these devices demonstrated. These results highlight the potential of donor‐doped a ‐STO nanodevices for high‐density integration as analog memories and multifunctional alternative logic elements.