Abstract
We demonstrate the dependency of dual functionality on the operating current with threshold and multilevel switching behaviors in HfO2-based resistive memory (RRAM) devices. These devices can be used to produce electronic neurons and synapses for neuromorphic computing applications. The control of the formation and rupture of a conductive filament (CF) driven by the movement of oxygen vacancies (V0) in a high-current (100μA) operated RRAM acting as synapse enables multilevel conductance states to be achieved. On the other hand, operation of the device in the low-current regime (≤10μA) leads to a transition from memory to threshold switching, which is activated only by applying voltage. This behavior is described by a weak CF composed of a few V0 created by using a Poole-Frenkel based analytical model. Thus, threshold switching in RRAM operated at a low current plays a role in generating output spikes as neurons when the accumulated inputs exceed the critical value.
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