• 文献标题:   Tunable and nonvolatile multibit data storage memory based on MoTe2/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures through contact engineering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WU EX, XIE Y, WANG SJ, WU C, ZHANG DH, HU XD, LIU J
  • 作者关键词:   flash memory, twodimensional material, mote2, tunable, 2 bit, neuromorphic
  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6528/aba92b
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Heterostructures formed by stacking atomically thin two-dimensional materials are promising candidates for flash memory devices to achieve premium performances, due to the capability of effective carrier modulation and unique charge trapping behavior at the interfaces with atomic flatness. Here, we report a nonvolatile floating-gate flash memory based on MoTe2/h-BN/graphene van der Waals heterostructure, which possesses increased data storage capacity per cell and versatile tunability. The decent memory behavior of the device is enabled by the carriers stored in the floating gate of graphene layer, which tunnel through the dielectric layer of h-BN from the channel layer of MoTe(2)under static-electrical field. Consequently, the developed memory device is capable to store 2 bits per cell by applying varied gate bias to implement multi-distinctive current levels. The device also exhibits remarkable erase/program current ratio of similar to 10(5)with 1 mu s switch speed and stable retention with estimated similar to 30% charge loss after 10 yr. Furthermore, the memory device can operate in both p- and n-type modes through contact engineering, offering wide adaptability for emerging applications in electronic technologies, such as neuromorphic computing, data-adaptive energy efficient memory, and complex digital circuits.