Abstract

AbstractThe development of selector devices is essential for the implementation of dense memory arrays. Ovonic threshold switch (OTS) devices have gained interest as high‐performance selectors, but their material complexity and low thermal stability remain concerns. The effect of element compositions and its types on binary telluride‐based OTS are investigated to develop selectors that meet the simple material composition and high thermal stability requirements while ensuring low OFF‐state leakage current (IOFF). Through a careful control of Te composition in binary tellurides, binary OTS devices with low IOFF (≈5 nA) and fast switching speed (<10 ns) are obtained. In addition, high endurance (108) and thermal stability (450 °C) are achieved by adopting tellurides including small elements. The high thermal stability of the developed OTS devices results from the strong covalent bonds between Te and small elements that prevent crystallization of the tellurides, which is revealed by performing first‐principles calculations. The binary OTS are also compatible with a 3D stacking technology, which is confirmed by fabricating a 3D B‐Te‐based device that shows good OTS characteristics. In addition, the OTS device successfully suppresses the leakage current in half‐selected cells when it is integrated with a resistive random access memory (ReRAM) device.

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