Resistive Switching Phenomena of HfO2 Films Grown by MOCVD for Resistive Switching Memory Devices

Abstract

The resistive switching phenomena of HfO2 films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition was studied for the application of ReRAM devices. In the fabricated Pt/HfO2/TiN memory cells, the bipolar resistive switching characteristics were observed, and the set and reset states were measured to be as low as 7 uA and 4 uA, respectively, at VREAD = 1 V. Regarding the resistive switching performance, the stable RS performance was observed under 40 repetitive dc cycling test with the small variations of set/reset voltages and currents, and good retention characteristics over 105 s in both LRS and HRS. These results show the possibility of MOCVD grown HfO2 films as a promising resistive switching materials for ReRAM applications.