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Advantages of SixSb2Te phase-change material and its applications in phase-change random access memory

Journal

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
Volume 65, Issue 7, Pages 622-625

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.06.045

Keywords

Phase-change material; Phase-change memory; SixSb2Te; Ge2Sb2Te5

Funding

  1. National Integrate Circuit Research Program of China [2009ZX02023-0 03]
  2. National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB935400, 2010CB934300, 2011CB309602, 2011CB932800]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [61006087, 60906004, 60906003, 61076121]
  4. Science and Technology Council of Shanghai [09QH1402600, 1052nm07000]

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Si-doped Sb2Te phase-change material was investigated for the application of phase-change memory. During the electrical test, Si0.53Sb2Te needs a lower phase-change operating voltage than Ge2Sb2Te5. For the storage of data for 10 years, Si0.53Sb2Te needs an annealing temperature that is about 24 degrees C higher than for Ge2Sb2Te5. Crystallization changes from being growth dominated to being nucleation dominated. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the polycrystalline SixSb2Te series has a delta-phase with a rhombohedral crystalline structure, similar to the pure Sb2Te. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. All rights reserved.

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