Structural and Electrical Properties of Rare Earth/ Ferrites: Studied for Resistive Switching Device Application

Abstract:

The storage of large amount of data is a global challenge. Nonvolatile memory devices have been the recent focus of researchers because data is retained after removing power supply in these devices. Resistive random-access memory device has large storage density and it works on high operation speed, so this has motivated me to work on resistive switching device. The nanocrystalline material of general formula Gd₂O₃ has been synthesized by simplified sol-gel process and CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ has been synthesized by coprecipitation process. Gd₂O₃ samples were calcinated at 500 °C for 2 hours and CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ samples were calcinated at 600 °C for 2 hours and the pellets were sintered at 630 °C for 3 hours. The nanocomposite of general formula (x)Gd₂O₃ +(1-x) CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ with x=0,0.3 has been synthesized by wet chemical method. X-ray diffraction technique has been done for structural analysis which confirms the cubic structure of CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ material. AC conductivity has increased with increased frequency of this sample. This sample with 0.1 concentration of Cerium has good resistive switching properties. (x)Gd₂O₃ +(1-x) CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ sample shows increased conductivity hence switching mechanism further enhances from CoFe_1.9Ce_0.1O₄ sample so it is a potential candidate for resistive switching device application.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 119)
• Pages: 43-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-08of2q
• Online since: September 2022
• Authors: Rabiya Khan*, Muhammad Anis-ur-Rehman
• Keywords: Composite, Electrical Properties, Ferrites, I-V Curves, Rare Earth, Resistive Random-Access Memory (ReRAM), Resistive Switching, X-Ray Diffraction

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