Resistive switching properties of manganese oxide nanoparticles with hexagonal shape

Uniformly sized hexagonal shaped manganese oxide (MnO) nanoparticles were chemically synthesized. The bipolar resistive switching characteristics were investigated in the Ti/MnO/Pt structure. The nanoparticles were assembled as close-packed monolayer with a thickness of 30 nm by dip-coating and annealing procedures. The bipolar resistive switching behaviors in Ti/MnO/Pt device could be caused by the formation and rupture of conductive filaments in the nanoparticles. The temperature dependence of resistance was discussed. The resistance of HRS presented a negative temperature dependence at high temperature, indicating a typical semiconducting behavior. The resistance of LRS increased with the elevated temperature exhibiting a metallic state. Ohmic conduction, space charge limited conduction (SCLC), and Schottky conduction have been investigated for the conduction and switching mechanism. (paper)