Metal Oxide Resistance Based Semiconductor Memory Device With High Work Function Electrode

摘要

Various aspect are directed to a memory device or memory cell with a metal-oxide memory element arranged in electrical series along a current path between at least a first electrode, a metal-oxide memory element adjacent to the first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode comprises an electrode material having a first work function. The metal-oxide memory element comprises a metal-oxide material having a second work function. The first work function is greater than the second work function. Thermionic emission characterizes the current through this memory.