Analog Memristive Characteristics of Square Shaped Lanthanum Oxide Nanoplates Layered Device

Square-shaped or rectangular nanoparticles (NPs) of lanthanum oxide (LaO(x)) were synthesized and layered by convective self-assembly to demonstrate an analog memristive device in this study. Along with non-volatile analog memory effect, selection diode property could be co-existent without any implementation of heterogeneous multiple stacks with ~1 μm thick LaO(x) NPs layer. Current–voltage (I–V) behavior of the LaO(x) NPs resistive switching (RS) device has shown an evolved current level with memristive behavior and additional rectification functionality with threshold voltage. The concurrent memristor and diode type selector characteristics were examined with electrical stimuli or spikes for the duration of 10–50 ms pulse biases. The pulsed spike increased current levels at a read voltage of +0.2 V sequentially along with ±7 V biases, which have emulated neuromorphic operation of long-term potentiation (LTP). This study can open a new application of rare-earth LaO(x) NPs as a component of neuromorphic synaptic device.