Issue 11, 2025

Performance improvement of resistive switching memory achieved by reducing the size of MoS2 embedded in poly(vinyl alcohol) films

Abstract

This research investigates the resistive switching (RS) properties of resistive random-access memory (RRAM) devices incorporating MoS2 quantum dots (QDs) and MoS2 nanosheets. The analysis reveals that reducing the size of MoS2 nanosheets to the size of QDs enhances the bandgap, surface–volume ratio, and the number of edge states, thereby providing additional electron trapping sites for the formation and rupture of conductive filaments (CFs) in RRAM devices. The Al/MoS2 QDs–PVA/ITO/glass devices exhibit enhanced switching ratios and memory windows in comparison to RRAM devices based on MoS2 nanosheets. The enhanced RS performance of the MoS2 QDs can be attributed to their ultra-small size, which enables the concentration of the surrounding electric field and a higher density of sulfur vacancies that facilitate the formation of CFs. However, it is important to highlight that high-temperature RS performance tests indicate a decline in device performance as the temperature increases. The findings presented herein demonstrate that the utilization of MoS2 QDs provides a novel avenue for significantly enhancing the data storage capacity of MoS2-based RRAM devices.

Graphical abstract: Performance improvement of resistive switching memory achieved by reducing the size of MoS2 embedded in poly(vinyl alcohol) films

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Sep 2024
Accepted
27 Jan 2025
First published
03 Feb 2025

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025,13, 5660-5672

Performance improvement of resistive switching memory achieved by reducing the size of MoS2 embedded in poly(vinyl alcohol) films

Z. Jiao, X. Zhou, J. Yu, X. Lan, Y. Shi, J. Li, B. Liu, Y. Li, G. Chen, R. Hu, P. Zhang and B. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 5660 DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04143G

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