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 …

Picosecond Operation of Optoelectronic Hybrid Phase Change Memory Based on Si‐Doped Sb Films

Q Liu, T Wei, Y Zheng, C Xuan, L Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Phase‐change random access memory is anticipated to break the bottleneck of the “storage
wall” due to its advantages in simultaneous data storage and in‐memory computing …

Thickness-dependent crystallization of ultrathin antimony thin films for monatomic multilevel reflectance and phase change memory designs

DT Yimam, BJ Kooi - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phase change materials, with more than one reflectance and resistance states, have been a
subject of interest in the fields of phase change memories and nanophotonics. Although …

Tailoring crystallization kinetics of chalcogenides for photonic applications

MJ Müller, A Yadav, C Persch, S Wahl… - Advanced Electronic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chalcogenides possess interesting optical properties, which are attractive for a variety of
applications such as data storage, neuromorphic computing, and photonic switches. Lately a …

A zero density change phase change memory material: GeTe-O structural characteristics upon crystallisation

X Zhou, W Dong, H Zhang, RE Simpson - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Oxygen-doped germanium telluride phase change materials are proposed for high
temperature applications. Up to 8 at.% oxygen is readily incorporated into GeTe, causing an …

Ge-doped GaSb thin films with zero mass density change upon crystallization for applications in phase change memories

M Putero, MV Coulet, C Muller, C Baehtz… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In order to optimize materials for phase change random access memories (PCRAM), the
effect of Ge doping on Ga-Sb alloy crystallization was studied using combined in situ …

Multi-level storage and ultra-high speed of superlattice-like Ge50Te50/Ge8Sb92 thin film for phase-change memory application

W Wu, S Chen, J Zhai, X Liu, T Lai, S Song… - …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Superlattice-like Ge 50 Te 50/Ge 8 Sb 92 (SLL GT/GS) thin film was systematically
investigated for multi-level storage and ultra-fast switching phase-change memory …

Enhanced temperature stability and exceptionally high electrical contrast of selenium substituted Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 phase change materials

C Koch, AL Hansen, T Dankwort, G Schienke… - Rsc Advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ge2Sb2Te4Se (I) and Ge2Sb2Te2Se3 (II) thin films were synthesized and compared to the
pure telluride Ge2Sb2Te5. In situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and in situ transmission electron …

Crystallization behavior and electrical characteristics of Ga–Sb thin films for phase change memory

Q Yin, L Chen - Nanotechnology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we investigated the structural and conductivity stability of Ga–Sb thin films for
phase change memory (PCM). The mass density and thickness change are significant for …

Exploring the evolution of mass density and thickness of N-doped Ge-rich GeSbTe during multistep crystallization

J Remondina, A Portavoce, Y Le Friec, D Benoit… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Among phase change materials, Ge-rich GeSbTe alloys (GGST) are key alloys for the next
generation of embedded phase change memories because of their good thermal stability …