Ti O 2 anatase nanolayer on TiN thin film exhibiting high-speed bipolar resistive switching

Abstract
The surface oxidized layer of a TiN barrier metalthin film grown on a Pt electrode was used as a resistive switching material. The fabricated memory cell shows bipolar resistive switching on a nanosecond order. A Ti O 2 anatase layer of about 2.5 nm thick on TiN thin film was characterized by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. The results suggested that the high-speed resistive change was derived from the Mott transition in the Ti O 2 anatase nanolayer, and the obtained results could relate to the formation of filament paths previously reported in binary transition metal oxide thin films exhibiting resistive switching.