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 …

Designing crystallization in phase-change materials for universal memory and neuro-inspired computing

W Zhang, R Mazzarello, M Wuttig, E Ma - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
The global demand for data storage and processing has increased exponentially in recent
decades. To respond to this demand, research efforts have been devoted to the …

Device-scale atomistic modelling of phase-change memory materials

Y Zhou, W Zhang, E Ma, VL Deringer - Nature Electronics, 2023 - nature.com
Computer simulations can play a central role in the understanding of phase-change
materials and the development of advanced memory technologies. However, direct quantum …

Phase-change materials for non-volatile photonic applications

M Wuttig, H Bhaskaran, T Taubner - Nature photonics, 2017 - nature.com
Phase-change materials (PCMs) provide a unique combination of properties. On
transformation from the amorphous to crystalline state, their optical properties change …

Phase-change heterostructure enables ultralow noise and drift for memory operation

K Ding, J Wang, Y Zhou, H Tian, L Lu, R Mazzarello… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Artificial intelligence and other data-intensive applications have escalated the demand for
data storage and processing. New computing devices, such as phase-change random …

Machine learning interatomic potentials as emerging tools for materials science

VL Deringer, MA Caro, G Csányi - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic‐scale modeling and understanding of materials have made remarkable progress,
but they are still fundamentally limited by the large computational cost of explicit electronic …

Stimuli‐responsive memristive materials for artificial synapses and neuromorphic computing

H Bian, YY Goh, Y Liu, H Ling, L **e… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromorphic computing holds promise for building next‐generation intelligent systems in a
more energy‐efficient way than the conventional von Neumann computing architecture …

Incipient metals: functional materials with a unique bonding mechanism

M Wuttig, VL Deringer, X Gonze, C Bichara… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
While solid‐state materials are commonly classified as covalent, ionic, or metallic, there are
cases that defy these iconic bonding mechanisms. Phase‐change materials (PCMs) for data …

A quantum‐mechanical map for bonding and properties in solids

JY Raty, M Schumacher, P Golub… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A 2D map is created for solid‐state materials based on a quantum‐mechanical description
of electron sharing and electron transfer. This map intuitively identifies the fundamental …

Fast and reliable storage using a 5 bit, nonvolatile photonic memory cell

X Li, N Youngblood, C Ríos, Z Cheng, CD Wright… - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Optically storing and addressing data on photonic chips is of particular interest as such
capability would eliminate optoelectronic conversion losses in data centers. It would also …