MoS 2 memristor with photoresistive switching

Wei Wang, Gennady N. Panin, Xiao Fu, Lei Zhang, P. Ilanchezhiyan, Vasiliy O. Pelenovich, Dejun Fu, Tae Won Kang

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Abstract

A MoS 2 nanosphere memristor with lateral gold electrodes was found to show photoresistive switching. The new device can be controlled by the polarization of nanospheres, which causes resistance switching in an electric field in the dark or under white light illumination. The polarization charge allows to change the switching voltage of the photomemristor, providing its multi-level operation. The device, polarized at a voltage 6 V, switches abruptly from a high resistance state (HRS L6) to a low resistance state (LRS L6) with the On/Off resistance ratio of about 10 under white light and smooth in the dark. Analysis of device conductivity in different resistive states indicates that its resistive state could be changed by the modulation of the charge in an electric field in the dark or under light, resulting in the formation/disruption of filaments with high conductivity. A MoS 2 photomemristor has great potential as a multifunctional device designed by using cost-effective fabrication techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Article number31224
JournalScientific Reports
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2016

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