Te-based chalcogenide materials for selector applications

A Velea, K Opsomer, W Devulder, J Dumortier, J Fan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The implementation of dense, one-selector one-resistor (1S1R), resistive switching memory
arrays, can be achieved with an appropriate selector for correct information storage and …

Fast crystallization of the phase change compound GeTe by large-scale molecular dynamics simulations

GC Sosso, G Miceli, S Caravati, F Giberti… - The journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Phase change materials are of great interest as active layers in rewritable optical disks and
novel electronic nonvolatile memories. These applications rest on a fast and reversible …

The race of phase change memories to nanoscale storage and applications

AL Lacaita, A Redaelli - Microelectronic engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The successful development of phase change memory technology (PCM) has been one of
the most relevant novelties in the field of semiconductor memories of the last years. PCM …

Synthesis and screening of phase change chalcogenide thin film materials for data storage

S Guerin, B Hayden, DW Hewak… - ACS combinatorial …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A combinatorial synthetic methodology based on evaporation sources under an ultrahigh
vacuum has been used to directly synthesize compositional gradient thin film libraries of the …

In situ observation of the impact of surface oxidation on the crystallization mechanism of GeTe phase-change thin films by scanning transmission electron microscopy

R Berthier, N Bernier, D Cooper, C Sabbione… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The crystallization mechanisms of prototypical GeTe phase-change material thin films have
been investigated by in situ scanning transmission electron microscopy annealing …

The effect of Ge content on structural evolution of Ge-rich GeSbTe alloys at increasing temperature

L Prazakova, E Nolot, E Martinez, D Rouchon, F Fillot… - Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The material engineering of GeSbTe alloys has led to the significant improvements of
thermal stability, necessary to ensure the data retention of the Phase-Change Memory …

New insights into thermomechanical behavior of GeTe thin films during crystallization

M Gallard, MS Amara, M Putero, N Burle, C Guichet… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we reexamine Ge rejection in Ge-rich GeTe thin films with a slight deviation from
stoichiometry using a unique combination of in situ measurements: curvature and x-ray …

Self-do** enhancing thermoelectric properties of GeTe thin films

X Sun, S Hou, Z Wu, J Wang, Y Qiao, Z Tang… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The thermoelectric film has broad application potential in the self-power supply of miniature
electrical equipment. In this work, GeTe thermoelectric films were prepared using physical …

Impact of deposition conditions on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous GeTe films

CY Khoo, H Liu, WA Sasangka, RI Made… - Journal of materials …, 2016 - Springer
The speed at which phase change memory devices can operate depends strongly on the
crystallization kinetics of the amorphous phase. To better understand factors that affect the …

Infrared photovoltaic detector based on p-GeTe/n-Si heterojunction

Y Zhao, L Tang, S Yang, SP Lau, KS Teng - Nanoscale research letters, 2020 - Springer
GeTe is an important narrow bandgap semiconductor material and has found application in
the fields of phase change storage as well as spintronics devices. However, it has not been …