Observation of resistive switching and diode effect in the conductivity of TiTe2 point contacts

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Contributors

  • O. E. Kvitnitskaya - , NASU - B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • L. Harnagea - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (Author)
  • O. D. Feia - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Kyiv Academic University, NASU - Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics (Author)
  • D. V. Efremov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • B. Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Yu G. Naidyuk - , NASU - B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering (Author)

Abstract

We measured the I(V) and dV/dI(V) characteristics of TiTe2-based point contacts (PCs) from room to helium temperatures. Features indicating the emergence of charge density wave (CDW) were detected. They represent symmetrical relatively V = 0 maxima in dV/dI(V) around ±150 mV at liquid helium temperatures, which disappear above 150 K, similar to the case of sister CDW compound TiSe2. Applying higher voltages above 200 mV, we observed resistive switching in TiTe2 PCs from a metallic-like low-resistance state to a non-metallic type high-resistance state with a change of resistance by an order of magnitude. A unique diode-like effect was registered in “soft” TiTe2 PCs with hysteretic I(V) at the negative voltage on TiTe2. Discovering the resistive switching and diode effect adds TiTe2 to the transition-metal dichalcogenides, which could be useful in developing non-volatile ReRAM and other upcoming nanotechnologies.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)951-956
Number of pages6
JournalFizika Nizkikh Temperatur
Volume51
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

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Keywords

  • charge density wave, diode effect, point contacts, ReRAM material, resistive switching, TiTe, transition-metal dichalcogenides