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The resistive switching phenomena of HfO2 films grown by using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) was studied for the application of resistive random access memory (ReRAM) devices. In the fabricated Pt/HfO2/TiN memory cells, bipolar resistive switching characteristics were observed, and the set and reset states were measured to be as low as 7 μA and 4 μA, respectively, at V READ = 1 V. Regarding the resistive switching performance, stable resistive switching (RS) performance was observed under 40 repetitive dc cycles with small variations of set/reset voltages and the currents and good retention characteristics of over 105 s in both the low-resistance state (LRS) and the high-resistance state (HRS). These results show the possibility of using MOCVDgrown HfO2 films as a promising resistive switching materials for ReRAM applications.
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Kim, HD., Yun, M.J. & Kim, S. Resistive switching phenomena of HfO2 films grown by MOCVD for resistive switching memory devices. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 69, 439–442 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.69.439
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