
Article Title
Filament growth dynamics in solid electrolyte-based resistive memories revealed by in situ TEM
Keywords
resistive switching, conductive filaments, in situ transmission electron microscope, real-time observation, computer simulation
Abstract
Solid electrolyte based-resistive memories have been considered to be a potential candidate for future information technology with applications in non-volatile memory, logic circuits and neuromorphic computing. A conductive filament model has been generally accepted to be the underlying mechanism for the resistive switching. However, the growth dynamics of such conductive filaments is still not fully understood. Here, we explore the controllability of filament growth by correlating observations of the filament growth with the electric field distribution and several other factors. The filament growth behavior has been recorded using in situ transmission electron microscopy. By studying the realtime recorded filament growth behavior and morphologies, we have been able to simulate the electric field distribution in accordance with our observations. Other factors have also been shown to affect the filament growth, such as Joule heating and electrolyte infrastructure. This work provides insight into the controllable growth of conductive filaments and will help guide research into further functionalities of nanoionic resistive memories.
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Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Xuezeng Tian,Lifen Wang,Jiake Wei,Shize Yang,Wenlong Wang,Zhi Xu,Xuedong Bai, Filament growth dynamics in solid electrolyte-based resistive memories revealed by in situ TEM. NanoRes.2014, 7(7): 1065–1072