Patent ID: 8633567

Claim:
A device comprising: a vertically oriented p-i-n diode comprising semiconductor material; a silicide, germanide, or silicide-germanide layer adjacent the vertically oriented p-i-n diode; and a dielectric material arranged electrically in series with the vertically oriented p-i-n diode, wherein the dielectric material is disposed adjacent a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer, wherein the dielectric material is selected from the group consisting of HfO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , La 2 O 3 , Ta 2 O 5 , RuO 2 , ZrSiOx, AlSiO x , HfSiO x , HfAlO x , HfSiON, ZrSiAlO x , HfSiAlO x , HfSiAlON, and ZrSiAlON.