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We observe a gamma-irradiation-induced change in electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) in TiN/Ti/HfO2/TiN resistive random access memory (RRAM). EDMR measurements exclusively detect electrically active defects, which are directly involved in the transport mechanisms within these devices. The EDMR response has an isotropic g value of 2.001 ± 0.0003. The response increases dramatically with increased gamma irradiation. We tentatively associate this EDMR response with spin-dependent trap-assisted tunneling events at O2− centers coupled to hafnium ions. Although our study cannot fully identify the role of these defects in electronic transport, the study does unambiguously identify changes in transport defects caused by the ionizing radiation on defects involved in electronic transport in RRAM devices. This paper also contributes more broadly to the RRAM field by providing direct, though incomplete, information about atomic scale defects involved in electronic transport in leading RRAM systems. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PbTe thin films on silicon substrates were prepared by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) for the first time, using lead (II) bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato) and (trimethylsilyl) tellurid as ALD precursors, at deposition temperature as low as 170 °C. The formation of a PbTe thin film on the Si substrates was strongly dependent on the growth temperature. X-ray diffraction measurement indicated that thin films were polycrystalline and have characteristic face-centered cubic rock salt structure with a preferential (200) orientation. Scanning electron microscopy showed PbTe thin films were grown in the Volmer-Weber island mode. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]