Oxidizable electrode induced bipolar resistive switching behavior in TE/CdZnTe/Pt structure

Aoqiu Wang, Jiakui Zhang, Gangqiang Zha, Lingyan Xu, Wanqi Jie

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Abstract

TE/CdZnTe/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si structures (top electrode TE = Au, Pt, Al, Ti and Cu) were fabricated by magnetron sputtering and thermal evaporation. Bipolar resistive switching behavior was observed in TE/CdZnTe/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si structure when TE is Al, Ti or Cu, but Pt or Au as TE in TE/CdZnTe/Pt device showed no resistive switching. The interfacial layer-dominated model was proposed to explain the presence of resistive switching behavior in TE/CdZnTe/Pt device due to oxidizable electrodes. The role of the CdZnTe film is a series resistor after the forming process. Space charge-limited current model was used to analyze the conduction mechanism and ~ 1019 cm−3 trap density in the interfacial layer was calculated by fitting the current–voltage curve. The device properties including voltage parameter distribution, retention property and endurance property were tested, respectively. The Al/CdZnTe/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si structure has a good potential as resistive switching random access memory with over 103 ON/OFF ratio and at least 103 s retention time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10809-10819
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume32
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021

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