Abstract
Polycrystalline ZrO 2 and yttria-stabilized ZrO 2 thin films have been deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO 2/Si substrates by pulsed-laser-deposition methods. Pt/ZrO 2/Pt and Pt/YSZ/Pt capacitor structures show giant conductivity switching behaviors which can be utilized for nonvolatile memory devices, Maximum on/off ratio of 10 6 and good endurance even after 10 5 times conductivity switching are observed in a typical Pt/ZrO 2/Pt whose ZrO 2 film has been deposited at 100°C and at an oxygen pressure of 50 mTorr. The Pt/ZrO 2/Pt structure exhibits two ohmic behaviors in the low-voltage region (V < 1.4 V), depending on the value of previously applied high voltage, and Schottky-type conduction in the high-voltage region (1.4 V < V < 8,9 V), It seems that conductivity switching behaviors in our Pt/ZrO 2/Pt structure result from changes in both the Schottky barrier and the bulk conductivity controlled by applied voltages. A Pt/YSZ/Pt capacitor structure has more stable reset voltage and current state than a Pt/ZrO 2/Pt capacitor structure. Moreover, a Pt/YSZ/Pt capacitor structure shows higher conductivity than a Pt/ZrO 2/Pt capacitor structure, which may result from substitution of Y 3+ ions for Zr 4+ ions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S247-S250 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 2 |
State | Published - Sep 2005 |
Keywords
- Conductivity
- PLD
- Switching
- YSZ
- ZrO