Non-volatile resistance-switching oxide thin film devices

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2007-04-26

2010-02-23

Blackwell, Gwendolyn (Department: 1794)

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C428S689000, C428S699000, C428S701000, C428S702000, C423S594100, C423S594120, C423S594300, C423S600000, C501S102000, C501S134000

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ABSTRACT:
Non-volatile resistance-switching oxide films, and devices therewith, are disclosed. One embodiment of a suitable device is composed of a SRO-CZO thin film having a thickness of from about 6 to about 30 nm, and composed of from about 3 to about 10 molar % of a SrRuO3conducting oxide dopant and from about 90 to about 97 molar % of a CaZrO3insulating oxide material.

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