Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design

Floating gate memory devices based on two-dimensional materials hold tremendous potential for high-performance nonvolatile memory. However, the memory performance of the devices utilizing the same two-dimensional heterostructures exhibits significant differences from lab to lab, which is often attri...

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Main Authors: Ruitong Bie, Ce Li, Zirui Zhang, Tianze Yu, Dongliang Yang, Binghe Liu, Linfeng Sun
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Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
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Ce Li
Zirui Zhang
Tianze Yu
Dongliang Yang
Binghe Liu
Linfeng Sun
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description Floating gate memory devices based on two-dimensional materials hold tremendous potential for high-performance nonvolatile memory. However, the memory performance of the devices utilizing the same two-dimensional heterostructures exhibits significant differences from lab to lab, which is often attributed to variations in material thickness or interface quality without a detailed exploration. Such uncontrollable performance coupled with an insufficient understanding of the underlying working mechanism hinders the advancement of high-performance floating gate memory. Here, we report controllable and stable memory performance in floating gate memory devices through device structure design under precisely identical conditions. For the first time, the general differences in polarity and on/off ratio of the memory window caused by distinct structural features have been revealed and the underlying working mechanisms were clearly elucidated. Moreover, controllable tunneling paths that are responsible for two-terminal memory performance have also been demonstrated. The findings provide a general and reliable strategy for polarity control and performance optimization of two-dimensional floating gate memory devices.
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spelling doaj-art-419b74d11cc44d7bb29fbcbc1c81e2602025-08-24T05:15:06ZengElsevierChip2709-47232025-12-014410015110.1016/j.chip.2025.100151Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure designRuitong Bie0Ce Li1Zirui Zhang2Tianze Yu3Dongliang Yang4Binghe Liu5Linfeng Sun6Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCentre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Corresponding author.Floating gate memory devices based on two-dimensional materials hold tremendous potential for high-performance nonvolatile memory. However, the memory performance of the devices utilizing the same two-dimensional heterostructures exhibits significant differences from lab to lab, which is often attributed to variations in material thickness or interface quality without a detailed exploration. Such uncontrollable performance coupled with an insufficient understanding of the underlying working mechanism hinders the advancement of high-performance floating gate memory. Here, we report controllable and stable memory performance in floating gate memory devices through device structure design under precisely identical conditions. For the first time, the general differences in polarity and on/off ratio of the memory window caused by distinct structural features have been revealed and the underlying working mechanisms were clearly elucidated. Moreover, controllable tunneling paths that are responsible for two-terminal memory performance have also been demonstrated. The findings provide a general and reliable strategy for polarity control and performance optimization of two-dimensional floating gate memory devices.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2709472325000255Two-dimensional materialsvan der Waals heterostructureFloating gate memoryControllable memory performanceDevice structure design
spellingShingle Ruitong Bie
Ce Li
Zirui Zhang
Tianze Yu
Dongliang Yang
Binghe Liu
Linfeng Sun
Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
Chip
Two-dimensional materials
van der Waals heterostructure
Floating gate memory
Controllable memory performance
Device structure design
title Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
title_full Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
title_fullStr Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
title_full_unstemmed Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
title_short Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
title_sort controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design
topic Two-dimensional materials
van der Waals heterostructure
Floating gate memory
Controllable memory performance
Device structure design
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2709472325000255
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