Nano-scale sulphide phase change materials and applications
Nano-scale sulphide phase change materials and applications
Sulphur-based phase change materials have been investigated for potential nano-scale electrical phase change memories. These materials are stable in both there crystalline and amorphous phases. Switching is achieved by either melting the material to form an amorphous area or heating above its crystallisation temperature. This can be achieved through Joule heating by application of an energy pulse in the form of an electrical current or laser heating. In this work the switching speed of the films has been investigated using a dual laser system to write and read the marks created in the films. A 658nm diode laser focussed through a 0.65NA objective was used to deliver pulses with incident optical powers up to 130mW and pulse time ranging from 5ns to 1µs. The change in reflectivity of the samples was measured using the same objective and a 635nm diode with an incident power of 20mW. This type of device is commonly known as a static tester.
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Huang, Chung-Che
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Liu, C.J.
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Tai, C.Y.
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Simpson, Robert, Huang, Chung-Che, Liu, C.J., Tai, C.Y. and Hewak, Daniel
(2007)
Nano-scale sulphide phase change materials and applications.
Nanoscale Physics and Technology, Southampton, UK.
26 - 27 Mar 2007.
2 pp
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Sulphur-based phase change materials have been investigated for potential nano-scale electrical phase change memories. These materials are stable in both there crystalline and amorphous phases. Switching is achieved by either melting the material to form an amorphous area or heating above its crystallisation temperature. This can be achieved through Joule heating by application of an energy pulse in the form of an electrical current or laser heating. In this work the switching speed of the films has been investigated using a dual laser system to write and read the marks created in the films. A 658nm diode laser focussed through a 0.65NA objective was used to deliver pulses with incident optical powers up to 130mW and pulse time ranging from 5ns to 1µs. The change in reflectivity of the samples was measured using the same objective and a 635nm diode with an incident power of 20mW. This type of device is commonly known as a static tester.
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e-pub ahead of print date: March 2007
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Nanoscale Physics and Technology, Southampton, UK, 2007-03-26 - 2007-03-27
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