Issue 5, 2024

Unraveling the origins of the coexisting localized-interfacial mechanism in oxide-based memristors in CMOS-integrated synaptic device implementations

Abstract

The forefront of neuromorphic research strives to develop devices with specific properties, i.e., linear and symmetrical conductance changes under external stimuli. This is paramount for neural network accuracy when emulating a biological synapse. A parallel exploration of resistive memory as a replacement for conventional computing memory ensues. In search of a holistic solution, the proposed memristive device in this work is uniquely poised to address this elusive gap as a unified memory solution. Opposite biasing operations are leveraged to achieve stable abrupt and gradual switching characteristics within a single device, addressing the demands for lower latency and energy consumption for binary switching applications, and graduality for neuromorphic computing applications. We evaluated the underlying principles of both switching modes, attributing the anomalous gradual switching to the modulation of oxygen-deficient layers formed between the active electrode and oxide switching layer. The memristive cell (1R) was integrated with 40 nm transistor technology (1T) to form a 1T–1R memory cell, demonstrating a switching speed of 50 ns with a pulse amplitude of ±2.5 V in its forward-biased mode. Applying pulse trains of 20 ns to 490 ns in the reverse-biased mode exhibited synaptic weight properties, obtaining a nonlinearity (NL) factor of <0.5 for both potentiation and depression. The devices in both modes also demonstrated an endurance of >106 cycles, and their conductance states were also stable under temperature stress at 85 °C for 104 s. With the duality of the two switching modes, our device can be used for both memory and synaptic weight-storing applications.

Graphical abstract: Unraveling the origins of the coexisting localized-interfacial mechanism in oxide-based memristors in CMOS-integrated synaptic device implementations

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Dec 2023
Accepted
20 Feb 2024
First published
07 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024,9, 828-842

Unraveling the origins of the coexisting localized-interfacial mechanism in oxide-based memristors in CMOS-integrated synaptic device implementations

E. K. Koh, P. A. Dananjaya, H. Y. Poh, L. Liu, C. X. X. Lee, J. R. Thong, Y. S. You and W. S. Lew, Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9, 828 DOI: 10.1039/D3NH00554B

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