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Threshold Voltage and Field for Metal Filament Formation in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2011
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Electrical switching due to metallic filament formation in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) is studied in metal/a-Si:H/metal structures. We examine the effects of a-Si:H switch layer thickness, applied voltage and polarity, metal contact material, and contact interface properties. For switching, the voltage applied to the contacts must be large enough to establish: 1) a minimum threshold voltage of about 2V at the contacts and 2) a bias field of about 1 MV/cm in the bulk. Changing contact material and polarity strongly affects the switching behavior.
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