Microstructures corresponding to multilevel resistances of In3Sb1Te2 phase-change memory

作者:Kim Yong In; Kim Eun Tae; Lee Jeong Yong; Kim Yong Tae
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2011, 98(9): 091915.
DOI:10.1063/1.3562024

摘要

The origin of multilevel resistances of In3Sb1Te2 (IST) phase-change random access memory cell has been investigated with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The HR-TEM indicates that the microstructure of IST in the programming volume changes from amorphous to InSb and amorphous at the first state, and InSb and InTe at the second state, and IST at the third state, which are fairly consistent with four different levels of resistance. The resistance difference between the amorphous and the IST is about four orders of magnitude.

  • 出版日期2011-2-28