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Highly transparent nonvolatile resistive memory devices from silicon oxide and graphene

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  • Jun Yao

    (Applied Physics Program through the Department of Bioengineering)

  • Jian Lin

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science)

  • Yanhua Dai

    (Department of Physics and Astronomy)

  • Gedeng Ruan

    (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology)

  • Zheng Yan

    (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology)

  • Lei Li

    (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology)

  • Lin Zhong

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Rice University)

  • Douglas Natelson

    (Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

  • James M. Tour

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
    Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
    Rice University)

Abstract

Transparent electronic memory would be useful in integrated transparent electronics. However, achieving such transparency produces limits in material composition, and hence, hinders processing and device performance. Here we present a route to fabricate highly transparent memory using SiOx as the active material and indium tin oxide or graphene as the electrodes. The two-terminal, nonvolatile resistive memory can also be configured in crossbar arrays on glass or flexible transparent platforms. The filamentary conduction in silicon channels generated in situ in the SiOx maintains the current level as the device size decreases, underscoring their potential for high-density memory applications, and as they are two-terminal based, transitions to three-dimensional memory packages are conceivable. As glass is becoming one of the mainstays of building construction materials, and conductive displays are essential in modern handheld devices, to have increased functionality in form-fitting packages is advantageous.

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  • Jun Yao & Jian Lin & Yanhua Dai & Gedeng Ruan & Zheng Yan & Lei Li & Lin Zhong & Douglas Natelson & James M. Tour, 2012. "Highly transparent nonvolatile resistive memory devices from silicon oxide and graphene," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2110
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2110
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