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Characterization of Sn, Zn, In, and Sb-Containing GeSe Alloys for Phase-Change Electronic Memory Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Kris Campbell
Affiliation:
kriscampbell@boisestate.edu, Boise State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID, 83725-2075, United States, 208-426-5968
Morgan G. Davis
Affiliation:
morgandavis@mail.boisestate.edu, Boise State University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID, 83725, United States
Jeffrey M. Peloquin
Affiliation:
jeffreypeloquin@boisestate.edu, Boise State University, Chemistry, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID, 83725, United States
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Abstract

Two-terminal electronic devices consisting of stacks of chalcogenide layers containing GeTe, Ge40Se60, SnTe, or SnSe have shown promise for application as electronic phase-change memories (Campbell, K.A. and Anderson, C.M., Microelectronics Journal 38, 52–59 (2007)). Here, we report the synthesis of (Ge40Se60)100−zMz alloys where M = Sn, In, Sb, and Zn, and the corresponding bulk material Raman spectra and differential scanning calorimetry data in order to explore material compositions that might be useful for producing a multi-state phase-change memory device.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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