1. A solid electrolyte nanometer switch.
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Sakamoto, Toshitsugu, Kaeriyama, Shunichi, Mizuno, Masayuki, Kawaura, Hisao, Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi, Terabe, Kazuya, and aono, Masakazu
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CONDUCTIVITY of electrolytes , *NANOSTRUCTURED materials , *ELECTRIC switchgear , *ELECTRIC conductivity , *BUS conductors (Electricity) - Abstract
We have investigated solid electrolyte switches that utilize electrochemical reactions (deposition and dissolution) of metallic ions. The switch turns off or on when a metallic bridge electrochemically forms or dissolves in the solid electrolyte. Each state is nonvolatile and the switching is repeatable up to 105 cycles. The promising application is a programmable switch in a field programmable logic because of its small size (<30 nm) and low ON resistance (<100Ω). This paper discusses the electrical characteristics, operation principle, and applications of the solid electrolyte switch. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 165(1): 68–73, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (
www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20542 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2008
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