Nanopatterning of GeTe phase change films via heated-probe lithography

作者:Podpirka Adrian; Lee Woo Kyung; Ziegler Jed I; Brintlinger Todd H; Felts Jonathan R; Simpkins Blake S; Bassim Nabil D; Laracuente Arnaldo R; Sheehan Paul E; Ruppalt Laura B
来源:Nanoscale, 2017, 9(25): 8815-8824.
DOI:10.1039/c7nr01482a

摘要

The crystallization of amorphous germanium telluride (GeTe) thin films is controlled with nanoscale resolution using the heat from a thermal AFM probe. The dramatic differences between the amorphous and crystalline GeTe phases yield embedded nanoscale features with strong topographic, electronic, and optical contrast. The flexibility of scanning probe lithography enables the width and depth of the features, as well as the extent of their crystallization, to be controlled by varying probe temperature and write speed. Together, these technologies suggest a new approach to nanoelectronic and opto- electronic device fabrication.

  • 出版日期2017-7-7