scholarly journals Electrical properties and non-volatile memory effect of the [Fe(HB(pz)3)2] spin crossover complex integrated in a microelectrode device

2011 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 053307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarik Mahfoud ◽  
Gábor Molnár ◽  
Saioa Cobo ◽  
Lionel Salmon ◽  
Christophe Thibault ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Pabst ◽  
Ørjan G. Martinsen ◽  
Leon Chua

AbstractMuch is already understood about the anatomical and physiological mechanisms behind the linear, electrical properties of biological tissues. Studying the non-linear electrical properties, however, opens up for the influence from other processes that are driven by the electric field or movement of charges. An electrical measurement that is affected by the applied electrical stimulus is non-linear and reveals the non-linear electrical properties of the underlying (biological) tissue; if it is done with an alternating current (AC) stimulus, the corresponding voltage current plot may exhibit a pinched hysteresis loop which is the fingerprint of a memristor. It has been shown that human skin and other biological tissues are memristors. Here we performed non-linear electrical measurements on human skin with applied direct current (DC) voltage pulses. By doing so, we found that human skin exhibits non-volatile memory and that analogue information can actually be stored inside the skin at least for three minutes. As demonstrated before, human skin actually contains two different memristor types, one that originates from the sweat ducts and one that is based on thermal changes of the surrounding tissue, the stratum corneum; and information storage is possible in both. Finally, assuming that different physiological conditions of the skin can explain the variations in current responses that we observed among the subjects, it follows that non-linear recordings with DC pulses may find use in sensor applications.


1996 ◽  
Vol 433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushi Amanuma ◽  
Takemitsu Kunio ◽  
Joe Cuchiaro

AbstractSrBi2Ta2O9(SBT) capacitors were integrated to the structure for a mega-bit nonvolatile memory, and their electrical properties after metallization were investigated. Annealing above 500°C after contact-etching was necessary to obtain good electrical properties. A well saturated hysteresis loop with 2Pr of more than 15μC/cm2 was obtained for the 0.7×0.7μm capacitor. The read-out polarization was very stable in 105 sec after the write-pulse. No fatigue or imprint was observed up to 1011 cycles. These results show suitability of SBT capacitors for a mega-bit non-volatile memory.


1996 ◽  
Vol 433 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Taylor ◽  
R.E. Jones ◽  
Y.T. Lii ◽  
P. Zurcher ◽  
P.Y. Chu ◽  
...  

AbstractHighlights and solutions to some of the challenges involved in integrating SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) capacitors with Pt electrodes on silicon wafers for non-volatile memory applications are discussed. These include the diffusion of Bi through the Pt bottom electrode during firing, capacitor patterning, and process damage that results from hydrogen containing atmospheres.Next, studies of the temperature dependence of many of the important electrical properties of SBT are presented. These include the remanent polarization (2Pr), the non-volatile polarization (Pnv), and the coercive field (Ec) all of which are studied as functions of the pulse amplitude; fatigue resistance of 2Pr and Pnv; the retention; the small signal capacitance versus voltage behavior; and the current versus voltage behavior. These studies demonstrate that SBT looks very promising for ferroelectric non-volatile memories over the consumer application range (0 to 70 °C).


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