Characterization and Physics-Based Modeling of Electrochemical Memristors

Abstract

We have developed and validated device- and circuit-level models that describe the underlying physics governing the electrical behavior of electrochemical memristors (PMCs). Devices are modeled through numerical solutions to equations that capture charge transport and reaction properties in solid state electrolyte materials. Numerical simulations enable a physics-based characterization of the dynamics of filament formation and dissolution in ion conducting films that result from electrical or optical stress. Model parameters and electrical characteristics were obtained from and validated with experiments on test structures designed and fabricated during the program. Circuit applications that use memristors in a conventional integrated circuit framework have been designed and simulated with derived compact models. The program has led to significant advances in our understanding of the physics of memristor operation, expanded our understanding of the application space for the technology, and supported the identification of potential radiation threats, of which there seem to be few except for some single event effect susceptibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2015
Accession Number
ADA627598

Entities

People

  • Hugh Barnaby

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Consumption
  • Fermi Levels
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Logic Gates
  • Materials
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Space Systems
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster