INTRODUCTION

TRANSITION METAL OXIDES
Atomic Structures of Selected Binary, Ternary Oxides
Deposition Techniques
Thermodynamics of Oxidation, Ellingham Diagram
Electronic Structure and Conduction
Correlated Electrons
Ionic Conduction

RESISTIVE SWITCHING
Device Structure
Unipolar Switching: Forming, Set/Reset Operations
Bipolar Switching: Forming, Set/Reset Operations
Coexistence of Unipolar/Bipolar Switching
Filamentary Switching and Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis
Interface Switching
Threshold and Memory Switching
Time Dependence of Set/Reset
Resistance Dependence of Set/Reset

SWITCHING MECHANISMS AND MODELS
Unipolar Switching: Set/Reset Mechanisms and Models
Bipolar Switching: Set/Reset Mechanisms and Models
Modeling of Resistance Dependence (Filament Size and Gap)
Modeling of Time Dependence
Modeling of Set Current Dependence
Overshoot and Parasitic Effects
Material Dependence and Universal Switching

MEMORY RELIABILITY
Read Disturb and The Time-Voltage Dilemma
Data Retention
1/f and Random Telegraph Signal Noise
Switching Variability and Set/Reset Algorithms
Reset Current Reduction
Set/Reset Instability
Cycling Endurance

MEMORY CELL STRUCTURES
MIM Structures
Bilayered Structures
Lighting-Rod Structures
Contact RRAM
Complementary Resistance Switch (CRS)
Multilevel Cells
Alternative Materials: OxRRAM, PoRRAM, CBRAM
Bottom-Up Approaches: Nanotubes, Nanowires and Self-Assembly

MEMORY ARCHITECTURES
Crossbar Array
Diode Selectors
Transistor Selectors
1T1R Architectures
CMOL
Scaling Issues (Series Resistance, Programming Cross Talk, 3D Stacking Issues)

LOGIC GATES
The Memristor
Crossbar Latch
Data Restoration
IMP Function
STDP in Memristor Gates

CONCLUSIONS