Stabilization of memristor cell states during initial switching process after forming

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A self-consistent model describing the break/restoration of a conducting channel-filament in a memristor cell based on the transport of oxygen vacancies in transition metal oxides is build. The stabilization of the memristor cell conductivity during initial switching from a low-resistance state to a high-resistance state and back is studied.

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A. V. Fadeev

NRC “Kurchatov Institute”

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Email: AlexVFadeev@gmail.com

Valiev IPT

Russian Federation, Moscow

K. V. Rudenko

NRC “Kurchatov Institute”

Email: rudenko@ftian.ru

Valiev IPT

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. General diagram of the memristor cell adopted in the model (a), energy diagram of the memristor in the equilibrium state (b), during the RESET switching process (V > 0) (c), during the SET switching process (V < 0) (d)

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3. Fig. 2. Calculated current-voltage characteristics corresponding to the first three memristor switching cycles after forming

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4. Fig. 3. Pulse mode of memristor operation V(t), corresponding to one switching cycle, with reading of the HRS and LRS states

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5. Fig. 4. Dependence of the current strength on the pulse application time during the RESET operation when constructing the I-V characteristics (a), during pulse switching (b), and also during the SET operation when constructing the I-V characteristics (c), during pulse switching (d)

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6. Fig. 5. Dependence of the memristor cell resistance on the number of switchings for different filament radii of the cylindrical filament

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7. Fig. 6. Dependence of the charge passed during SET/RESET operations through the memristor cell on the diameter of the cylindrical filament

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8. Fig. 7. Dependence of the charge passed during SET/RESET operations through the memristor cell on the switching number for filaments with a diameter of 8 nm (a) and 6 nm (b)

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