A. Galdikas et al., CO-GAS-INDUCED RESISTANCE SWITCHING IN SNO2 ULTRATHIN PT SANDWICH STRUCTURE/, Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 32(2), 1996, pp. 87-92
A novel sandwich structure based on an insulating metal oxide top laye
r and an ultrathin metal bottom layer is proposed. The experiments are
carried out on a model structure consisting of thin films of Pt and S
nO2. A resistance switching effect induced by CO gas is obtained in th
ese sandwich structures. The effect is proved to originate from the pr
operties of the ultrathin Pt film The large amplitude of the effect is
related to the tin oxide top layer. Some features of the switching ef
fect are discussed on the basis of the proposed model.