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Improved characteristics of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide-based resistive random access memory using hydrogen post-annealing

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961311· OSTI ID:22590556
The authors report an improvement in resistive switching (RS) characteristics of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (a-IGZO)-based resistive random access memory devices using hydrogen post-annealing. Because this a-IGZO thin film has oxygen off-stoichiometry in the form of deficient and excessive oxygen sites, the film properties can be improved by introducing hydrogen atoms through the annealing process. After hydrogen post-annealing, the device exhibited a stable bipolar RS, low-voltage set and reset operation, long retention (>10{sup 5 }s), good endurance (>10{sup 6} cycles), and a narrow distribution in each current state. The effect of hydrogen post-annealing is also investigated by analyzing the sample surface using X-ray photon spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.
OSTI ID:
22590556
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 109; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English