The solid-electrolyte-based memristors have attracted tremendous attention for the next-generation nonvolatile memory for both logic and neuromorphic applications.However,they encounter variability performance challen...The solid-electrolyte-based memristors have attracted tremendous attention for the next-generation nonvolatile memory for both logic and neuromorphic applications.However,they encounter variability performance challenges which originated from the random ionic transport and conductive filaments formation.Evidently,the electrochemical metallized mechanism associated with ion transport has been elucidated.Nonetheless,the failure mechanism caused by ion transport during cycles is rarely reported.Hereafter,the five stages of failure in the Ag/Ag_(10)Ge_(15)Te_(75)/W memristor are elucidated through ex-situ current-voltage measurements combined with in-situ transmission electron microscopy characteristics.Our investigation reveals that the migration and enrichment of Ag ions result in the precipitation of Ag_(2)Te.The formation of Ag_(2)Te hinders the device's ability to maintain its bipolar characteristics and also decreases the resistance value of the high resistance state,thereby reducing the device's switching ratio.The promising results provide important guidance for the future design of structures and the manipulation of ion transport for high-performance memristors.展开更多
基金supported by Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program(No.BE2021007-2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12174050 and 12234005)the new cornerstone science foundation and XPLORER PRIZE.
文摘The solid-electrolyte-based memristors have attracted tremendous attention for the next-generation nonvolatile memory for both logic and neuromorphic applications.However,they encounter variability performance challenges which originated from the random ionic transport and conductive filaments formation.Evidently,the electrochemical metallized mechanism associated with ion transport has been elucidated.Nonetheless,the failure mechanism caused by ion transport during cycles is rarely reported.Hereafter,the five stages of failure in the Ag/Ag_(10)Ge_(15)Te_(75)/W memristor are elucidated through ex-situ current-voltage measurements combined with in-situ transmission electron microscopy characteristics.Our investigation reveals that the migration and enrichment of Ag ions result in the precipitation of Ag_(2)Te.The formation of Ag_(2)Te hinders the device's ability to maintain its bipolar characteristics and also decreases the resistance value of the high resistance state,thereby reducing the device's switching ratio.The promising results provide important guidance for the future design of structures and the manipulation of ion transport for high-performance memristors.
