Title :
The present status and the future of the atomic switch
Author :
Aono, M. ; Hasegawa, T.
Author_Institution :
WPI Center for Mater. Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci. (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Atomic switch has a potential to achieve downscaling to smaller than the 11 nm technology node because of its unique operating mechanism. It also has novel characteristics, such as high on/off ratios, very low power consumption and non-volatility. In addition to the on/off bi-stable switching, the novel functions, such as synaptic, memristive, and photo-assisted operations, are demonstrated by two-terminal atomic switches. Three-terminal atomic switch shows volatile/nonvolatile dual functions. These novel functions will enable development of new type of electronic systems.
Keywords :
switches; electronic system; high on-off ratio; memristive operation; on-off bistable switching; photoassisted operation; power consumption; size 11 nm; synaptic operation; three-terminal atomic switch; two-terminal atomic switch; volatile-nonvolatile dual function; Electrodes; Logic gates; Metals; Polymers; Switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0506-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0163-1918
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131641
