skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Dual operation characteristics of resistance random access memory in indium-gallium-zinc-oxide thin film transistors

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4871368· OSTI ID:22262638
; ;  [1];  [1]; ; ;  [2];  [2]
  1. Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)
  2. Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)

In this study, indium-gallium-zinc-oxide thin film transistors can be operated either as transistors or resistance random access memory devices. Before the forming process, current-voltage curve transfer characteristics are observed, and resistance switching characteristics are measured after a forming process. These resistance switching characteristics exhibit two behaviors, and are dominated by different mechanisms. The mode 1 resistance switching behavior is due to oxygen vacancies, while mode 2 is dominated by the formation of an oxygen-rich layer. Furthermore, an easy approach is proposed to reduce power consumption when using these resistance random access memory devices with the amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide thin film transistor.

OSTI ID:
22262638
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 15; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English