Self-healing memory device and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeIucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
InventorsTae Whan Kim, Young Jin Kim, Hao Qun An
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Abstract
Disclosed are a self-healing memory device including a lower electrode; a polymer nanocomposite layer formed on the lower electrode, wherein, when a structural defect occurs, the polymer nanocomposite layer repairs the structural defect and restores a memory function damaged due to the structural defect through a self-healing mechanism characterized by movement of a polymer material and hydrogen bonding; and an upper electrode formed on the polymer nanocomposite layer and a method of manufacturing the self-healing memory device.
Claims16
A self-healing memory device, comprising:
- a lower electrode;
- a polymer nanocomposite layer formed on the lower electrode, wherein, when a structural defect occurs, the polymer nanocomposite layer repairs the structural defect and restores a memory function damaged due to the structural defect through a self-healing mechanism characterized by movement of a polymer material and hydrogen bonding;
- and
- an upper electrode formed on the polymer nanocomposite layer,
- wherein the polymer material comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer-based material of polyvinyls, polyacryls, polyamines, polyurethanes, polysaccharides, and proteins.
A method of manufacturing a self-healing memory device, comprising:
- forming a lower electrode on a substrate;
- forming a polymer nanocomposite layer on the lower electrode;
- and
- forming an upper electrode on the polymer nanocomposite layer,
- wherein, when a structural defect occurs, the polymer nanocomposite layer repairs the structural defect through a self-healing mechanism characterized by movement of a polymer material and hydrogen bonding,
- wherein the polymer material comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer-based material of polyvinyls, polyacryls, polyamines, polyurethanes, polysaccharides, and proteins.
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