Controlling ReRam forming voltage with doping
First Claim
1. A method to form a resistive memory cell, the method comprisingforming a first electrode having a first work function;
- forming a dielectric layer on the first electrode,wherein the dielectric layer is operable as a switching layer;
forming at least one charged layer within the dielectric layer;
wherein the at least one charged layer is formed by substituting one or moreprecursors of a deposition process used to form the dielectric layer; and
forming a second electrode on the dielectric layer,wherein the second electrode has a second work function, andwherein the first work function is different from the second work function.
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Abstract
An internal electrical field in a resistive memory element can be formed to reduce the forming voltage. The internal electric field can be formed by incorporating one or more charged layers within the switching dielectric layer of the resistive memory element. The charged layers can include adjacent charge layers to form dipole layers. The charged layers can be formed at or near the interface of the switching dielectric layer with an electrode layer. Further, the charged layer can be oriented with lower valence substitution side towards lower work function electrode, and higher valence substitution side towards higher work function electrode.
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1. A method to form a resistive memory cell, the method comprising
forming a first electrode having a first work function; -
forming a dielectric layer on the first electrode, wherein the dielectric layer is operable as a switching layer; forming at least one charged layer within the dielectric layer; wherein the at least one charged layer is formed by substituting one or more precursors of a deposition process used to form the dielectric layer; and forming a second electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the second electrode has a second work function, and wherein the first work function is different from the second work function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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