Nonvolatile RRAM cells from polymeric composites embedding recycled SiC powders

Langmuir. 2014 Oct 21;30(41):12421-8. doi: 10.1021/la503060v. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

Abstract

Silicon carbide powders have been synthesized from tires utilizing a patented recycling process. Dynamic light scattering, Raman spectroscopy, SEM microscopy, and X-ray diffraction have been carried out to gather knowledge about powders and the final composite structure. The obtained powder has been proven to induce resistive switching in a PMMA polymer-based composite device. Memory effect has been detected in two-terminal devices having coplanar contacts and quantified by read-write-erase measurements in terms of level separation and persistence.