Polarity-dependent reversible resistance switching in Ge-Sb-Te phase-change thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Pandian, Ramanathaswamy ^a   Kooi, Bart J ^a   Palasantzas, George ^a   De Hosson, Jeff T M ^a   Pauza, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Plasmon Data Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

CAPACITORLIKE CELL; RESISTANCE CONTRAST; RESISTANCE STATES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 35248848263     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2798242     Document Type: Article

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