Electrical resistance and structural changes on crystallization process of amorphous Ge-Te thin films

Yuta Saito; Yuji Sutou; Junichi Koike

Electrical resistance and structural changes on crystallization process of amorphous Ge-Te thin films

Yuta Saito, Yuji Sutou, Junichi Koike

ENG - Materials Science

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Abstract

The electrical resistance and structural changes on the crystallization process of sputter-deposited amorphous Ge_100-xTe_x (x: 46-94) were investigated by two-point probe method. It was found that stoichiometric GeTe amorphous film crystallizes into rhombohedral GeTe single phase, which leads to a large electrical resistance drop, while off-stoichiometric Ge-Te amorphous films show two-stage crystallization or phase separation via single crystalline phase. Especially, Ge₃₃Te ₆₇ amorphous film crystallizes first into metastable GeTe₂ single phase and then decomposes into α-GeTe and Te two-phase with a large electrical resistance change. The first crystallization temperature strongly depends on the composition. The Ge₃₃Te₆₇ film shows the highest crystallization temperature and activation energy for the first crystallization in the film with Te-rich composition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Materials and Physics for Nonvolatile Memories
Pages	143-148
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 1
Event	2009 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 2009 Apr 13 → 2009 Apr 17

Publication series

Name	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	1160
ISSN (Print)	0272-9172

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Other	2009 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	09/4/13 → 09/4/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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