Fast phase transitions induced by picosecond electrical pulses on phase change memory cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Wang, W J ^a   Shi, L P ^a   Zhao, R ^a   Lim, K G ^a   Lee, H K ^a   Chong, T C ^a,b   Wu, Y H ^b  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; SPEED;

ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRICAL PULSES; HIGH SPEEDS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NON-VOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELLS; PICO SECONDS; SIZE EFFECTS; ULTRA-FAST; ULTRAFAST PHASE;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 49149092253     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963196     Document Type: Article

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