A review on GeTe thin film-based phase-change materials

K Singh, S Kumari, H Singh, N Bala, P Singh… - Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Germanium telluride (GeTe) is a phase-change material (PCM) from chalcogenide family,
which undergoes reversible transition between amorphous and crystalline phase when …

[HTML][HTML] Review of electrical contacts to phase change materials and an unexpected trend between metal work function and contact resistance to germanium telluride

KA Cooley, HM Aldosari, K Yang… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Devices based on the unique phase transitions of phase change materials (PCMs) like
GeTe and Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 (GST) require low-resistance and thermally stable Ohmic contacts …

Understanding the crystallization behavior of surface-oxidized GeTe thin films for phase-change memory application

AND Kolb, N Bernier, E Robin, A Benayad… - ACS Applied …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The outstanding properties of chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) led to their
successful use in innovative resistive memory devices where the material is switched …

Pressure-induced first order phase transition in bulk GeSe

HL Kagdada, PK Jha, P Śpiewak… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The phase transition mechanism in germanium selenide (GeSe) from the rhombohedral to
face-centered cubic (FCC) phase is extensively analysed using density functional theory …

Switching at the contacts in Ge9Sb1Te5 phase-change nanowire devices

S Alialy, M Gabriel, F Davitt, JD Holmes… - …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Phase-change random access memory is a promising approach to non-volatile memory.
However, the inability to secure consistent, reliable switching on a nanometre scale may …

[HTML][HTML] Reactivity in metal-Ge-Te systems: Thermodynamic predictions and experimental observations

KA Cooley, SE Mohney - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Thermal stability of neighboring layers in a thin film structure is critical to the device
endurance and reliability. The geometry of GeTe-based devices for radio frequency switches …

The Effect of Metal Incorporation on Properties and Critical Interfaces in Germanium Telluride Based Devices

KA Cooley - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Phase change materials (PCMs) are well-known for their crystalline-to-amorphous
transitions that are both quick and reversible and offer a large contrast in electrical and …