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Controlled Current Transport in Pt/Nb:SrTiO3 Junctions via Insertion of Uniform Thin Layers of TaOx
| Title: | Controlled Current Transport in Pt/Nb:SrTiO3 Junctions via Insertion of Uniform Thin Layers of TaOx |
| Authors: | Tsurumaki-Fukuchi, Atsushi Browse this author | | Tsuta, Yusuke Browse this author | | Arita, Masashi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Takahashi, Yasuo Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | interface engineering | | resistive switching | | Schottky junctions | | SrTiO3 | | tantalum oxides |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2019 |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Journal Title: | Physica status solidi. Rapid research letters |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page: | 1900136 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1002/pssr.201900136 |
| Abstract: | Systematic control of electronic transport is demonstrated for Pt/Nb-doped SrTiO3 (Nb:STO) junctions based on interface engineering with uniform thin layers of TaOx. By inserting TaOx layers fabricated via sputter deposition with different O-2-Ar ratios (r(O2)), the current-voltage characteristics and behavior of resistive switching can be well controlled in Pt/Nb:STO junctions. Reduction of the Schottky barrier is also demonstrated via the insertion, and formation of an ideal ohmic contact with a low contact resistance of r(O2) = 0%. Structural and chemical characterizations show that the resistivity of the TaOx layers depends significantly on r(O2) while maintaining a uniform structure independent of the resistivity. This indicates that the insertion of both insulating and metallic interface layers is possible by sputtering TaOx with no need for epitaxial growth, suggesting TaOx's potential as an interface-layer material. Even with very thin layers (1.0 nm) of TaOx the interfacial properties can be controlled to enhance both ohmic contact formation and resistive switching. These results demonstrate an easy and reliable way to control the characteristics of Pt/Nb:STO junctions and present new insights for their memory and semiconductor device applications. |
| Rights: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Controlled Current Transport in Pt/Nb:SrTiO3 Junctions via Insertion of Uniform Thin Layers of TaOx, which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201900136. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78801 |
| Appears in Collections: | 情報科学院・情報科学研究院 (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Faculty of Information Science and Technology) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 福地 厚
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