ELECTRIC FORMING AND TELEGRAPH NOISE IN TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS

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KOHLSTEDT, H
GUNDLACH, KH
KURIKI, S
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[1] ADVANTEST LABS LTD, HOKKAIDO 04702, JAPAN
[2] DOMAINE UNIV, INST RADIOASTRON MILLIMETR, F-38406 ST MARTIN DHERES, FRANCE
[3] HOKKAIDO UNIV, APPL ELECTR RES INST, SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO 060, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.353066
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The normal state resistance of Pb/Bi/In-oxide-Pb/Bi and Pb/Bi/In-oxide-Ag can be changed by applying sufficiently high voltage across the oxide barrier. To explain this effect we discuss an electrical dipole, a donor, a metal ion, and an oxygen migration model. The oxygen migration model best accounts for the experimental observations. Our investigations include telegraph noise measurements. A significant change in the low-frequency noise spectrum before and after electrical forming is found. It is possible to create and destroy two-level signals by applying an electric field on the order of 2.5 X 10(8) V/m.
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