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 …

Recent progress in phase-change memory technology

GW Burr, MJ Brightsky, A Sebastian… - IEEE Journal on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We survey progress in the PCM field over the past five years, ranging from large-scale PCM
demonstrations to materials improvements for high–temperature retention and faster …

Outstanding phase-change behaviors of GaGeSbTe material for phase-change memory application

W Fang, S Song, J Zhao, C Li, D Cai, Z Song - Materials Research Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, GaGST films with different Ga contents were prepared by co-sputtering of Ge
3.4 Sb 2.3 Te 5 target and Ga 2 Ge 3.8 Sb 2.3 Te 5 target to obtain a high-speed and low …

Design of all-phase-change-memory spiking neural network enabled by Ge-Ga-Sb compound

J Lin, X Mai, D Zhang, K Wang, H Wang, Y Li… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
The implementation of artificial spiking neural network (SNN) usually takes advantage of
multiple heterogeneous circuits to mimic either neurons which generate spiking pulses, or …

Novel fast-switching and high-data retention phase-change memory based on new Ga-Sb-Ge material

HY Cheng, WC Chien, M BrightSky… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Attempts to improve the retention so far must sacrifice switching speed. This work explores
new phase change material based on pseudobinary GaSb-Ge system. The resulting new …

Three resistance states achieved by nanocrystalline decomposition in Ge‐Ga‐Sb compound for multilevel phase change memory

L Zhang, X Mai, R Gu, L Liu, C Xiong… - Advanced Electronic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Phase‐change memory (PCM), using the fast and reversible transition between
crystal and glass to store binary data, is a promising candidate for next‐generation …

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 …

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 …