Giant tunnelling electroresistance in metal/ferroelectric/semiconductor tunnel junctions by engineering the Schottky barrier

Alternative non-volatile memory designs are needed as the scaling of flash-based memories reaches its physical limits. By careful engineering, Xiet al. achieve ON/OFF ratios as great as 6.0 × 106in ferroelectric tunnel junction devices making them comparable to commercial flash memories.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhongnan Xi, Jieji Ruan, Chen Li, Chunyan Zheng, Zheng Wen, Jiyan Dai, Aidong Li, Di Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15217