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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
I-Wei Chen, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Xiang Yang, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are resistive switching devices having, e.g., an amorphous layer comprised of an insulating aluminum-based or silicon-based material and a conducting material. The amorphous layer may be disposed between two or more electrodes and be capable of switching between at least two resistance states. Circuits and memory devices including resistive switching devices are also disclosed, and a composition of matter involving an insulating aluminum-based or an silicon-based material and a conducting material. Also disclosed herein are methods for switching the resistance of an amorphous material.