This paper reviews recent developments in the sputter growth of chalcogenide thin films for
phase-change memory applications. We focus primarily on the growth of highly oriented Sb …

Chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) are showing versatile possibilities in cutting-
edge applications, including non-volatile memory, neuromorphic computing, and nano …

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have demonstrated a very
strong application potential. In order to realize it, the synthesis of stoichiometric 2D TMDCs …

Abstract 2D van der Waals (vdW) transition metal di‐chalcogenides (TMDs) have garnered
significant attention in the nonvolatile memory field for their tunable electrical properties …

Transition metal dichalcogenides exhibit unique properties, which make them interesting for
fundamental studies and for applications in many devices. Here, we report on the …

Sputter-grown amorphous Mo–Te films were annealed to obtain the crystalline phase.
Although as-deposited films exhibited an off-stoichiometric Te-rich composition, optimized …

The non-linear threshold-type current-voltage behavior that characterizes selector devices
for three-dimensional (3D) crossbar-type nonvolatile memory devices relies upon a …

Data recording based on the phase transition between amorphous and crystalline phases in
a phase-change material (PCM) generally consumes a large amount of operation energy …

The layered crystal structure of Cr2Ge2Te6 shows ferromagnetic ordering at the two‐
dimensional limit, which holds promise for spintronic applications. However, external voltage …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials possess a crystal structure in
which a covalently-bonded few atomic-layer motif forms a single unit with individual motifs …