Nonthermal phase transition in phase change memory cells induced by picosecond electric pulse

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Huang, D Q ^a,b   Miao, X S ^a,b   Li, Z ^a,b   Sheng, J J ^a,b   Sun, J J ^a,b   Peng, J H ^a,b   Wang, J H ^a,b   Chen, Y ^a,b   Long, X M ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-PHASE; NONTHERMAL; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELLS; PICOSECOND ELECTRIC PULSE; PULSE AMPLITUDE; RESET PULSE; SIMULATION RESULT; TEST SYSTEMS; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; ULTRA-FAST;

AMORPHIZATION; ANTIMONY; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GERMANIUM; PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE;

PHASE CHANGE MEMORY;

EID: 79960579510     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3597792     Document Type: Article

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