Modeling of crystallization activation energy for GeTe-Sb2Te3-based phase change materials

Zhaohui Fan; Lisha Wang; David E. Laughlin

doi:10.1117/12.556747

9 September 2004 Modeling of crystallization activation energy for GeTe-Sb₂Te₃-based phase change materials

Zhaohui Fan, Lisha Wang, David E. Laughlin

Proceedings Volume 5380, Optical Data Storage 2004; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556747
Event: Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting, 2004, Monterey, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we modeled the activation energies of GeSbTe type of phase change materials. This model is based on the analysis of the atomic bonding types in the amorphous state and the crystalline state. Both the bond numbers and bond energies were used to calculate the crystallization activation energies. The calculated crystallization activation energies of the as-deposited amorphous states match the experimental data in the literature. We also estimated the crystallization activation energies of the melt-quenched amorphous states for different GeTe-Sb₂Te₃ phase change materials. The results show that the activation energies of the melt-quenched amorphous state are 0.21~0.48 eV lower than those of the as-deposited amorphous state. This might explain the difference of the crystallization behaviors between the as-deposited and the melt-quenched amorphous states.

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Zhaohui Fan, Lisha Wang, and David E. Laughlin "Modeling of crystallization activation energy for GeTe-Sb₂Te₃-based phase change materials", Proc. SPIE 5380, Optical Data Storage 2004, (9 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556747

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