An overview of phase-change memory device physics

M Le Gallo, A Sebastian - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Phase-change memory (PCM) is an emerging non-volatile memory technology that has
recently been commercialized as storage-class memory in a computer system. PCM is also …

Phase-change materials for non-volatile memory devices: from technological challenges to materials science issues

P Noé, C Vallée, F Hippert, F Fillot… - … Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs), such as Ge-Sb-Te alloys, have shown
outstanding properties, which has led to their successful use for a long time in optical …

Deep machine learning unravels the structural origin of mid‐gap states in chalcogenide glass for high‐density memory integration

M Xu, M Xu, X Miao - InfoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The recent development of three‐dimensional semiconductor integration technology
demands a key component—the ovonic threshold switching (OTS) selector to suppress the …

Physics of the switching kinetics in resistive memories

S Menzel, U Böttger, M Wimmer… - Advanced functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Memristive cells based on different physical effects, that is, phase change, valence change,
and electrochemical processes, are discussed with respect to their potential to overcome the …

Low-power switching of phase-change materials with carbon nanotube electrodes

F Xiong, AD Liao, D Estrada, E Pop - Science, 2011 - science.org
Phase-change materials (PCMs) are promising candidates for nonvolatile data storage and
reconfigurable electronics, but high programming currents have presented a challenge to …

Stochastic switching and analog-state programmable memristor and its utilization for homomorphic encryption hardware

WH Cheong, JH In, JB Jeon, G Kim, KM Kim - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Homomorphic encryption performs computations on encrypted data without decrypting,
thereby eliminating security issues during the data communication between clouds and …

Toward ultimate nonvolatile resistive memories: The mechanism behind ovonic threshold switching revealed

P Noé, A Verdy, F d'Acapito, JB Dory, M Bernard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Fifty years after its discovery, the ovonic threshold switching (OTS) phenomenon, a unique
nonlinear conductivity behavior observed in some chalcogenide glasses, has been recently …

Synchronized charge oscillations in correlated electron systems

N Shukla, A Parihar, E Freeman, H Paik, G Stone… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Strongly correlated phases exhibit collective carrier dynamics that if properly harnessed can
enable novel functionalities and applications. In this article, we investigate the phenomenon …

Ovonic threshold switching selectors for three-dimensional stackable phase-change memory

M Zhu, K Ren, Z Song - Mrs Bulletin, 2019 - cambridge.org
High-current switching performance of ovonic threshold switching (OTS) selectors have
successfully enabled the commercialization of high-density three-dimensional (3D) …

A plasma-treated chalcogenide switch device for stackable scalable 3D nanoscale memory

MJ Lee, D Lee, SH Cho, JH Hur, SM Lee… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Stackable select devices such as the oxide pn junction diode and the Schottky diode (one-
way switch) have been proposed for non-volatile unipolar resistive switching devices; …