Bi-stable resistive switching characteristics in Ti-doped ZnO thin films

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Younis, Adnan ^a   Chu, Dewei ^a   Li, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Nanostructure; Resistive switching

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDE FILMS; SWITCHING; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

INDIUM TIN OXIDE SUBSTRATES; INTERFACE EFFECT; OPERATION VOLTAGE; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; RESISTANCE SWITCHING EFFECT; RESISTIVE SWITCHING; SMALL CRYSTALS; SWITCHING CYCLES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84876913567     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-154     Document Type: Article

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