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Nanoionics Switching Devices: “Atomic Switches”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa,
Kazuya Terabe,
Toshitsugu Sakamoto and
Masakazu Aono
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Abstract

Novel nanoionics devices, atomic switches, have been developed using a solid-electrochemical reaction to control the formation and annihilation of the metal filament between two electrodes. The switching operation can be achieved simply by the application of a bias voltage to precipitate metal atoms in a nanogap between the two electrodes or to dissolve them onto one of the electrodes. The small size of atomic switches enables rapid switching even though atomic motion is required. They also have several novel characteristics in that they are nonvolatile, consume less power, and have a simple structure and a low on-resistance. Logic gates and 1 kbit nonvolatile memory chips have been developed using atomic switches in order to demonstrate the possibilities for improving present-day electronic devices. Their characteristics also enable the fabrication of new types of electronic devices, such as high-performance programmable logic devices that may achieve a multitude of functions on a single chip.

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MRS Bulletin , Volume 34 , Issue 12: Solid-State Ionics in the 21st Century , December 2009, pp. 929 - 934
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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