Phase change thin films for non-volatile memory applications

A Lotnyk, M Behrens, B Rauschenbach - Nanoscale Advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of Internet of Things devices requires real time processing of a huge
amount of digital data, creating a new demand for computing technology. Phase change …

Epitaxy of 2D chalcogenides: Aspects and consequences of weak van der Waals coupling

W Mortelmans, S De Gendt, M Heyns… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of new materials in nanotechnology opens new perspectives and enables
ground-breaking innovations. Two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials and more …

Two-dimensional single crystal monoclinic gallium telluride on silicon substrate via transformation of epitaxial hexagonal phase

E Zallo, A Pianetti, AS Prikhodko, S Cecchi… - npj 2D Materials and …, 2023 - nature.com
Van der Waals (vdW) epitaxial growth of large-area and stable two-dimensional (2D)
materials of high structural quality on crystalline substrates is crucial for the development of …

How to Identify Lone Pairs, Van der Waals Gaps, and Metavalent Bonding Using Charge and Pair Density Methods: From Elemental Chalcogens to Lead …

JY Raty, C Gatti, CF Schön… - physica status solidi (RRL) …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lone pairs explain the structure of many molecular solids, as well as the chain‐like or
layered structures encountered in many chalcogenide crystals. Such chalcogenides have …

2D or not 2D: strain tuning in weakly coupled heterostructures

R Wang, FRL Lange, S Cecchi, M Hanke… - Advanced functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A route to realize strain engineering in weakly bonded heterostructures is presented. Such
heterostructures, consisting of layered materials with a pronounced bond hierarchy of strong …

Strain engineering of van der Waals heterostructures

PA Vermeulen, J Mulder, J Momand, BJ Kooi - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Modifying the strain state of solids allows control over a plethora of functional properties. The
weak interlayer bonding in van der Waals (vdWaals) materials such as graphene, hBN …

On the van der Waals epitaxy of homo-/heterostructures of transition metal dichalcogenides

W Mortelmans, A Nalin Mehta, Y Balaji… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Layered materials held together by weak van der Waals (vdW) interactions are a promising
class of materials in the field of nanotechnology. Besides the potential for single layers …

Interplay between Structural and Thermoelectric Properties in Epitaxial Sb2+xTe3 Alloys

S Cecchi, D Dragoni, D Kriegner, E Tisbi… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years strain engineering is proposed in chalcogenide superlattices (SLs) to shape
in particular the switching functionality for phase change memory applications. This is …

Hints for a General Understanding of the Epitaxial Rules for van der Waals Epitaxy from Ge‐Sb‐Te Alloys

F Arciprete, JE Boschker, S Cecchi… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a generalized guideline is identified to predict the interaction between two‐
dimensional (2D) layered materials and substrate surfaces. Additionally, the van der Waals …

Early-stage growth of GeTe on Si (111)-Sb

B Croes, F Cheynis, Y Fagot-Revurat, P Müller… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The advent of germanium telluride as a promising ferroelectric Rashba semiconductor for
spintronic applications requires the growth of nanometer-thick films of high crystalline …