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Volatile Resistive Switching and Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity in a Ferroelectric-Modulated SrFeO Memristor
Wenjie Hu1, Zhen Fan1, Linyuan Mo1
1Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
|January 30, 2025
Summary
This study introduces a novel ferroelectric memristor using SrFeO (SFO) for volatile resistive switching. The device effectively emulates short-term synaptic plasticity, crucial for neuromorphic computing applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid State Physics
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Strontium ferrite (SrFeO, SFO) exhibits phase transitions between insulating brownmillerite (BM-SFO) and conductive perovskite (PV-SFO) phases.
- Existing SFO memristors are typically nonvolatile, limiting their use for short-term synaptic plasticity (STP).
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a volatile memristor capable of emulating short-term synaptic plasticity (STP) using ferroelectric polarization.
- To investigate the use of ferroelectric polarization to rupture conductive filaments in SFO-based devices.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of ferroelectric Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 (PZT)/BM-SFO bilayer films with Au/SrRuO3 electrodes.
- Characterization of volatile resistive switching behavior and its dependence on ferroelectric polarization.
- Demonstration of STP-related synaptic functions including excitatory postsynaptic current and paired-pulse facilitation.
Main Results:
- The PZT/SFO device exhibited volatile resistive switching, with the low resistance state decaying over time.
- Volatile switching was attributed to oxygen ion migration driven by positive polarization charge at the PZT/SFO interface.
- The device successfully emulated various STP functions and demonstrated potential for reservoir computing.
Conclusions:
- Ferroelectric polarization can induce volatile resistive switching in SFO-based memristors.
- This approach enables the realization of short-term synaptic plasticity for neuromorphic applications.
- The proposed method offers a pathway for developing advanced memristive devices beyond SFO systems.
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