Temperature Evolution in Nanoscale Carbon-Based Memory Devices Due to Local Joule Heating

Tetrahedral amorphous (ta-C) carbon-based memory devices have recently gained traction due to their good scalability and promising properties like nanosecond switching speeds. However, cycling endurance is still a key challenge. In this paper, we present a model that takes local fluctuations in sp2 and sp3 content into account when describing the conductivity of ta-C memory devices. We present a d...