Ultra-small ZnO nanoparticles for charge storage in MOS-memory devices

N. El-Atab, A. Nayfeh

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Abstract

ZnO-nanoparticles have gained considerable interest by industry and research due to their excellent properties. However, the agglomeration of nanoparticles is considered to be a limiting factor since it can affect the desirable physical and electronic properties of the nanoparticles. In this work, 1-to-5-nm-thick ZnO-nanoparticles deposited by dip-coating are studied. The results show that dip-coating leads to 1-D quantum confinement in ZnO (2-D nanostructures). Memory devices with ZnO-nanoparticles charge trapping layer show that a large memory window can be obtained at low operating-voltages due to the large available charge trap states in ZnO. Moreover, the excellent retention and endurance characteristics show that ZnO nanoparticles are promising for low-power memory applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 17
EditorsJ. M. Zavada, V. Chakrapani, S. Jang, T. J. Anderson, J. K. Hite
PublisherElectrochemical Society, Inc.
Pages73-79
Number of pages7
Edition5
ISBN (Electronic)9781607687153
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventSymposium on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 17 - 229th ECS Meeting - San Diego, United States
Duration: May 29 2016Jun 2 2016

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number5
Volume72
ISSN (Print)1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)1938-5862

Conference

ConferenceSymposium on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 17 - 229th ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period05/29/1606/2/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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