Ternary Resistance Switching Memory Behavior Based on Graphene Oxide Embedded in a Polystyrene Polymer Layer

Nonvolatile ternary memory devices were fabricated using the composite of polystyrene (PS) and graphene oxide(GO) as active layers, which have an reliable intermediate state. The current-voltage (I-V) curves of the indium tin oxide (ITO)/PS+GO/Al device under the external applied voltages exhibited current tri-stability with three conductivity states, which clearly revealed ternary memory performance. Under the stimulus of the external voltage, a stable intermediate conductivity state was observed. In the write-read-erase-read test, the ITO/PS+GO/Al device exhibited rewritable, nonvolatile, ternary memory properties. The resistance as functions of the time indicated that three conductivity states held for 2 × 10(5) s, suggesting that the good stability of the ITO/PS+GO/Al devices. HRTEM and XPS observation indicated that the Al top electrode reacted with oxygen within in GO.