Retention Secured Nonlinear and Self‐Rectifying Analog Charge Trap Memristor for Energy‐Efficient Neuromorphic Hardware

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Title: Retention Secured Nonlinear and Self‐Rectifying Analog Charge Trap Memristor for Energy‐Efficient Neuromorphic Hardware
Authors: Geunyoung Kim, Seoil Son, Hanchan Song, Jae Bum Jeon, Jiyun Lee, Woon Hyung Cheong, Shinhyun Choi, Kyung Min Kim
Source: Advanced Science, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: analog, charge‐trap, memristors, neuromorphic, self‐rectifying, Science
More Details: Abstract A memristive crossbar array (MCA) is an ideal platform for emerging memory and neuromorphic hardware due to its high bitwise density capability. A charge trap memristor (CTM) is an attractive candidate for the memristor cell of the MCA, because the embodied rectifying characteristic frees it from the sneak current issue. Although the potential of the CTM devices has been suggested, their practical viability needs to be further proved. Here, a Pt/Ta2O5/Nb2O5‐x/Al2O3‐y/Ti CTM stack exhibiting high retention and array‐level uniformity is proposed, allowing a highly reliable selector‐less MCA. It shows high self‐rectifying and nonlinear current‐voltage characteristics below 1 µA of programming current with a continuous analog switching behavior. Also, its retention is longer than 105 s at 150 °C, suggesting the device is highly stable for non‐volatile analog applications. A plausible band diagram model is proposed based on the electronic spectroscopy results and conduction mechanism analysis. The self‐rectifying and nonlinear characteristics allow reducing the on‐chip training energy consumption by 71% for the MNIST dataset training task with an optimized programming scheme.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2198-3844
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205654
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4c434b1da72d4b4ab5b1f237a7140d13
Accession Number: edsdoj.4c434b1da72d4b4ab5b1f237a7140d13
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:21983844
DOI:10.1002/advs.202205654
Published in:Advanced Science
Language:English