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Sn15Sb85 thin films with different thickness are prepared by magnetron sputtering. The evolution of Sn15Sb85 thin film from the amorphous state to the crystalline state is studied by an in-situ resistance temperature measurement system. The crystallization temperature, electrical resistance, crystallization activation energy, and data retention capacity of Sn15Sb85 thin film increase significantly with film thickness decreasing. The near infrared spectrophotometer is used to record the diffuse reflectance spectra of amorphous Sn15Sb85 film. The results show that the band gap energy increases with film thickness decreasing. The surface morphology of Sn15Sb85 film after being crystalized is observed by atomic force microscope, which shows that the thinner film has lower roughness. The analysis of X-ray diffraction indicates that the grain size becomes smaller and the crystallization may be inhibited by reducing the film thickness. T-type phase change memory cells based on Sn15Sb85 thin films with different thickness are fabricated by the CMOS technology. The electrical performances of phase change memory show that the thinner Sn15Sb85 film has a larger threshold switching voltage and smaller RESET operation voltage, which means the better thermal stability and lower power consumption. The outcomes of this work provide the guidance for designing the high-density phase change memory by reducing the size of Sn15Sb85 thin film.
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Keywords:
- Sn15Sb85 thin film /
- thickness effect /
- thermal stability /
- power consumption
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图 1 不同厚度Sn15Sb85薄膜在20 ℃/min的升温速率下的R-T曲线
Figure 1. R-T curves of Sn15Sb85 films with different thicknesses at the heating rate of 20 ℃/min
图 2 不同厚度的Sn15Sb85薄膜的失效时间与温度倒数的关系
Figure 2. The relationship between the failure time and reciprocal temperature of Sn15Sb85 film with different thickness.
图 3 不同厚度的非晶Sn15Sb85薄膜Kubelka-Munk函数曲线
Figure 3. Kubelka-Munk function curves of Sn15Sb85 films with different thicknesses.
图 4 不同厚度的Sn15Sb85薄膜在260 ℃下退火10 min的AFM图
Figure 4. AFM images of Sn15Sb85 films with different thicknesses annealed at 260 ℃ for 10 min, respectively.
图 5 不同厚度的Sn15Sb85薄膜在260℃下退火10 min的XRD衍射图谱
Figure 5. XRD patterns of Sn15Sb85 films with different thicknesses annealed at 260 ℃ for 10 min.
图 6 (a) PCM20和PCM40器件的I-V特性; (b) PCM20和PCM40器件的R-V特性
Figure 6. (a) I-V characteristics of PCM20 and PCM40; (a) R-V characteristics of PCM20 and PCM40.
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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