Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 544, Issue -, Pages 107-111Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.04.101
Keywords
Multi-level memory; Phase-change memory; Crystallization temperature; X-ray reflectivity; Thermal stability
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- National Science Council of Taiwan, the Republic of China [NSC 99-2221-E-035-017-MY3]
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We studied Ga19Sb81 film deposited on SiOx/Si(100) by RF co-sputtering using GaSb and Sb targets aiming for applications in multi-level phase-change memory. Crystallization temperature (T-x) is 228 degrees C-235 degrees C determined by electrical resistance versus temperature measurements at various heating rates. The dramatic resistance drop is attributed to increased carrier concentration based on Hall measurements. The films show p-type conduction behavior at all temperature regimes. The temperature for ten-year failure-time (T-10y) and the activation energy of crystallization (E-a) is 156 degrees C and 4.2 eV, respectively, as deduced using Arrhenius plots from as-deposited films. The two-step drop in resistance is attributed to the two-step phase formation as depicted by X-ray diffractometry. Density changes before and after crystallization is 5.3% (Ge2Sb2Te5: 9.5%) as analyzed by the X-ray reflectivity method. Memory switching is carried out by using test cells with a via hole size of 600 nm. Set and reset processes can be achieved by using pulse widths of 20-100 ns. The cycling test showed performance at least 10(4) set-reset times. Furthermore, two stable set states are routinely achieved by controlling set voltages. The two states can be operated at least 10(2) cycles steadily with resistance ratios similar to 5 and similar to 22 times, respectively. The two set states arise from the formation of two phases (Sb then GaSb) during set operations. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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