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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jun Yao, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Natelson, Houston, TX (US);
Lin Zhong, Houston, TX (US);
Tao He, Zhongguancun, CN;
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jun Yao, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Natelson, Houston, TX (US);
Lin Zhong, Houston, TX (US);
Tao He, Zhongguancun, CN;
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, electronic devices containing switchably conductive silicon oxide as a switching element are described herein. The electronic devices are two-terminal devices containing a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact in which at least one of the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact is deposed on a substrate to define a gap region therebetween. A switching layer containing a switchably conductive silicon oxide resides in the gap region between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. The electronic devices exhibit hysteretic current versus voltage properties, enabling their use in switching and memory applications. Methods for configuring, operating and constructing the electronic devices are also presented herein.