RESET-first unipolar resistance switching behavior in annealed Nb 2O5 films

Kyumin Lee, Jonggi Kim, In Su Mok, Heedo Na, Dae Hong Ko, Hyunchul Sohn, Sunghoon Lee, Robert Sinclair

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Abstract

In this work, the effect of thermal annealing on the resistance switching behavior of Nb2O5 films was investigated in conjunction with an analysis of the chemical bonding states and crystal structure. The Nb2O5 films were deposited via reactive sputtering, and annealed via rapid thermal annealing at various temperatures up to 650°C. The crystal structure of the as-deposited Nb2O5 films transformed from amorphous to a hexagonal Nb2O5 crystalline phase with tetragonal NbO2 following thermal annealing at 500°C. The conductivity of the Nb2O5 films increased drastically as the annealing temperature increased. An increase in the non-lattice oxygen in the Nb2O5 films was also observed with thermal annealing. Pt/Nb2O5/Pt stacks with the as-deposited Nb2O5 showed typical unipolar resistance switching behaviors after electro-forming; however, the Nb2O 5 film devices annealed at 500°C showed RESET-first resistance switching behavior without prior electro-forming. The RESET-first resistance switching in annealed Nb2O5 is believed to be due to the nano-scale conductive path formed in the annealed Nb2O5 films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-429
Number of pages7
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume558
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 May 2

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the industry–university cooperation project of Samsung Electronics and by the second stage of the Brain Korea 21 project (BK21).

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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