Ultra-fast calorimetry study of Ge2Sb2Te5 crystallization between dielectric layers
Ultra-fast calorimetry study of Ge2Sb2Te5 crystallization between dielectric layers
Phase changes in chalcogenides such as Ge2Sb2Te5 can be exploited in non-volatile random-access memory, with fast crystallization crucial for device operation. Ultra-fast differential scanning calorimetry, heating at rates up to 40,000K s-1, has been used to study the crystallization of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 with and without sandwich layers of ZnS-SiO2. At heating rates up to 1000K s-1, the sandwich layers retard crystallization, an effect attributed to crystallization-induced stress. At greater heating rates (>or = 5000K s-1), and consequently higher crystallization temperatures, the stress is relaxed, and sandwich layers catalyze crystallization. Implications for memory-device performance are discussed.
antimony compounds, calorimetry, catalysis, chalcogenide glasses, crystallisation, dielectric materials, differential scanning calorimetry, germanium compounds, heat treatment, II-VI semiconductors, phase change materials, random-access storage, silicon compounds, tellurium compounds, zinc compounds
Orava, J.
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Greer, A.L.
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Gholipour, B.
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Hewak, D.W.
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Smith, C.E.
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28 August 2012
Orava, J.
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Greer, A.L.
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Gholipour, B.
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Hewak, D.W.
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Smith, C.E.
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Orava, J., Greer, A.L., Gholipour, B., Hewak, D.W. and Smith, C.E.
(2012)
Ultra-fast calorimetry study of Ge2Sb2Te5 crystallization between dielectric layers.
Applied Physics Letters, 101 (9), [91906].
(doi:10.1063/1.4748881).
Abstract
Phase changes in chalcogenides such as Ge2Sb2Te5 can be exploited in non-volatile random-access memory, with fast crystallization crucial for device operation. Ultra-fast differential scanning calorimetry, heating at rates up to 40,000K s-1, has been used to study the crystallization of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 with and without sandwich layers of ZnS-SiO2. At heating rates up to 1000K s-1, the sandwich layers retard crystallization, an effect attributed to crystallization-induced stress. At greater heating rates (>or = 5000K s-1), and consequently higher crystallization temperatures, the stress is relaxed, and sandwich layers catalyze crystallization. Implications for memory-device performance are discussed.
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Published date: 28 August 2012
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antimony compounds, calorimetry, catalysis, chalcogenide glasses, crystallisation, dielectric materials, differential scanning calorimetry, germanium compounds, heat treatment, II-VI semiconductors, phase change materials, random-access storage, silicon compounds, tellurium compounds, zinc compounds
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