ZnO1-x nanorod arrays/ZnO thin film bilayer structure: from homojunction diode and high-performance memristor to complementary 1D1R application

ACS Nano. 2012 Sep 25;6(9):8407-14. doi: 10.1021/nn303233r. Epub 2012 Sep 6.

Abstract

We present a ZnO(1-x) nanorod array (NR)/ZnO thin film (TF) bilayer structure synthesized at a low temperature, exhibiting a uniquely rectifying characteristic as a homojunction diode and a resistive switching behavior as memory at different biases. The homojunction diode is due to asymmetric Schottky barriers at interfaces of the Pt/ZnO NRs and the ZnO TF/Pt, respectively. The ZnO(1-x) NRs/ZnO TF bilayer structure also shows an excellent resistive switching behavior, including a reduced operation power and enhanced performances resulting from supplements of confined oxygen vacancies by the ZnO(1-x) NRs for rupture and recovery of conducting filaments inside the ZnO TF layer. A hydrophobic behavior with a contact angle of ~125° can be found on the ZnO(1-x) NRs/ZnO TF bilayer structure, demonstrating a self-cleaning effect. Finally, a successful demonstration of complementary 1D1R configurations can be achieved by simply connecting two identical devices back to back in series, realizing the possibility of a low-temperature all-ZnO-based memory system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Storage Devices*
  • Crystallization / methods
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electrodes
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size
  • Semiconductors*
  • Zinc Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Zinc Oxide