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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/HKH.2007.18.5.351

Optical Property of Super-RENS Optical Recording Ge2Sb2Te5 Thin Films at High Temperature  

Li, Xue-Zhe (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Choi, Joong-Kyu (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Lee, Jae-Heun (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Byun, Young-Sup (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Ryu, Jang-Wi (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Kim, Sang-Youl (Department of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Ajou University)
Kim, Soo-Kyung (NANOStorage Co., Ltd.)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.18, no.5, 2007 , pp. 351-361 More about this Journal
Abstract
The samples composed of a GST thin film and the protective layers of $ZnS-SiO_2$ or $Al_2O_3$ coated on c-Si substrate were prepared by using the magnetron sputtering method. Samples of three different structures were prepared, that is, i) the GST single film on c-Si substrate, ii) the GST film sandwiched by the protective $ZnS-SiO_2$ layers on c-Si substrate, and iii) the GST film sandwiched by $Al_2O_3$ protective layers on c-Si substrate. The ellipsometric constants in the temperature range from room temperature to $700^{\circ}C$ were obtained by using the in-situ ellipsometer equipped with a conventional heating chamber. The measured ellipsometric constants show strong variations versus temperature. The variation of ellipsometric constants at the temperature region higher than $300^{\circ}C$ shows different behaviors as the ambient medium is changed from in air to in vacuum or the protective layers are changed from $ZnS-SiO_2$ to $Al_2O_3$. Since the long heating time of 1-2 hours is believed to be the origin of the high temperature variation of ellipsometric constants upon the heating environment and the protective layers, a PRAM (Phase-Change Random Access Memory) recorder is introduced to reduce the heating time drastically. By using the PRAM recorder, the GST samples are heated up to $700^{\circ}C$ decomposed preventing its partial evaporation or chemical reactions with adjacent protective layers. The surface image obtained by SEM and the surface micro-roughness verified by AFM also confirmed that samples prepared by the PRAM recorder have smoother surface than the samples prepared by using the conventional heater.
Keywords
GST; PRAM; In-situ ellipsometer; Phase change optical recording; Spectroscopic ellipsometry; High-temperature optical properties;
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