• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.329-333
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• 2012

For phase transition method, good record sensitivity, low heat radiation, fast crystallization and hi-resolution are essential. Also, a retention time is very important part for phase-transition. In our past papers, we chose composition of $Ge_1Se_1Te_2$ material to use a Se factor which has good optical sensitivity than conventional Sb. Sb/Ge-Se-Te thin films are fabricated and irradiated with UV light source to investigate a reversible phase change by Sb-doped condition. Because of Sb atoms, the Sb inserted sample showed better performance than conventional one. We should note that this novel one showed another possibility for phase-change random access memory.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.137-141
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• 2014

In this study, we report the sintering behavior and properties of a $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ alloy powders for use as a sputtering target by spark plasma sintering. The effect of various sintering parameters, such as pressure, temperature and time, on the density and hardness of the target has been investigated in detail. Structural characterization was performed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Hardness and thermal properties were measured by differential scanning calorimetry and micro-vickers hardness tester. The density and hardness of the sintered $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ materials were 5.8976~6.3687 $g/cm^3$ and 32~75 Hv, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.261-266
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• 2010

In this paper, we report the changes of electrical, structural and optical characteristics in $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ thin films according to an increase of Si content. The Si-doped $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ thin films were prepared by rf-magnetron co-sputtering method. Isothermal annealing was carried out at $N_2$ atmosphere. The crystallization speed (v) of amorphous thin films was evaluated by detecting the reflection response signals using a nano-pulse scanner (wavelength = 658 nm) with illumination power of 1~17 mW and pulse duration of 10~460 ns. Structural phase changes were evaluated by XRD, and the optical transmittance was measured in the wavelength range of 300~3000 nm using UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometer. The sheet resistance (RS) of the thin films was measured using 4 point probe. Conclusivlely, the v-value decreased with an increase of Si content, while the RS-values of both crystalline and amorphous phases were increased. In particular, fcc-to-hexagonal transition was suppressed by the added Si atoms.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.305-306
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 PRAM 에서 기록매질로 이용될 수 있는 최적의 물질을 찾고자 $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ 박막에 Al을 첨가하여 비정질-결정질 천이시의 원자구조와 상변화 특성간의 관계를 연구하였다. 이 실험에 사용된 $Al_x(Ge_2Sb_2Te_5)_{1-x}$ 조성은 5N의 금속 파우더를 용융-냉각법으로 벌크를 제작하였고 열증착 방법으로 Si (100) 및 유리 (corning glass, 7059) 기판위에 200nm 두께로 박막을 증착하였다. 비정질 박막의 상변화에 따른 반사도 차이를 평가하기 위해서 658 nm의 LD가 장착된 나노펄스 스캐너를 이용하여 power; 1~17mW, pulse duration; 10~460 ns의 범위에서 각 조성의 비정질-결정질 상변화속도를 측정, 비교 분석하였다. 또한 각각의 박막을 $100^{\circ}C$ 에서 $400^{\circ}C$ 까지 $50^{\circ}C$ 간격으로 $N_2$ 분위기에서 1시간동안 열처리 한 후 XRD와 UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer를 사용하여 각 상의 구조분석 및 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 또한 4-point probe로 면저항을 측정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.334-345
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• 2008

컴퓨터의 발달과 더불어 현대사회는 기록하고 보존해야할 정보의 양이 점점 방대해 지고 있다. 그로 인해 자기기록매체처럼 정보를 사용자의 편의에 따라 반복적으로 기록하고 재생할 수 있는 광기록매체에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있다. $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$(GST)는 기존의 CD-RW나 Floppy Disk(FD)를 대체할 차세대 기록매체로 주목받고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비정질상과 결정상으로 변하는 성질을 가지고 있는 GST롤 상변화 기록매체로서 이용하기 위해 굴절률을 평가하였다. 시료는 5N의 순도를 갖는 Ge, Sb, Te 물질을 준비하고 조성비에 맞추어서 석영관에 진공 봉입한 후 용융-냉각법으로 벌크를 제작하였고 열증착 방법으로 Si 및 유리 기판위에 1000nm 두께로 박막을 제작하였다. UV-Vis-IR spectrophotometer를 사용하여 반사도와 투과도를 측정하였고 측정한 스펙트럼을 이용하여 Swanepoel method로 굴절률을 계산하였다. 본 연구진이 자체 개발한 계산툴에 실험값을 대입하였고 실험에 의해 얻은 투과도와 계산툴에 의해 얻은 투과도 스펙트럼을 비교하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.07d
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• pp.1274-1276
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• 1997

We have investigated the crystallization properties of $Te_x(Sb_{85}Ge_{15})_{100-x}$ (x=0.3, 0.5, 1.0 at.%) thin films as observing the reflectance change, XRD and SEM. The reflectance difference(${\Delta}R$) between amorphous and crystalline phases appears appoximately 20%, in all films, at 780nm(diode laser wavelength). In the case of $Te_{0.5}(Sb_{85}Ge_{15})_{99.5}$ thin film, especially, ${\Delta}R$ is about 30%. Also, amophous-to-crystalline phase change is observed at all films. Therefore, $Te_{0.5}(Sb_{85}Ge_{15})_{99.5}$ thin film can be evaluated as attractive optical recording material with low loss and high contrast ratio.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.1329-1330
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• 2007

Phase-change random access memory(PRAM) has many advantages compare with the existing memory. For example, fast programming speed, low programming voltage, high sensing margin, low power consume and long cyclability of read/write. Though it has many advantages, there are some points which must be improved. So, we invented and studied new constitution of $Ge_{1}Se_{1}Te_{2}$ chalcogenide material. Actually, the performance properties have been improved surprisingly. However, crystallization time was as long as ever for amorphization time. In this paper, we studied in order to make set operation time and reset operation voltage reduced. In the present work, by alloying Sb in $Ge_{1}Se_{1}Te_{2}$. we could confirm that improved its set operation time and reset operation voltage. As a result, the method of Sb-alloyed $Ge_{1}Se_{1}Te_{2}$ can be solution to decrease the set operation time and reset operation voltage.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.448-453
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• 2019

This work reports the electrical characteristics of and temperature distribution in chalcogenide phase change memory (PCM) devices that have a self-aligned structure. GST (Ge-Sb-Te) chalcogenide alloy films were formed in a self-aligned manner by interdiffusion between sputter-deposited Ge and $Sb_2Te_3$ films during thermal annealing. A transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS) analysis demonstrated that the local composition of the GST alloy differed significantly and that a $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ intermediate layer was formed near the $Ge/Sb_2Te_3$ interface. The programming current and threshold switching voltage of the PCM device were much smaller than those of a control device; this implies that a phase transition occurred only in the $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ intermediate layer and not in the entire thickness of the GST alloy. It was confirmed by computer simulation, that the localized phase transition and heat loss suppression of the GST alloy promoted a temperature rise in the PCM device.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.394-400
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• 2001

We studied thermal diffusion properties diffusion properties of multi-layered Ge-Sb-Te alloy thin films for optical recording media by solving the thermal equation. Based on the numerical analysis of optical energy distribution and absorption inside multi-layered films including temperature gradient and heat transfer simultaneously, we proposed the optimum parameters of the input laser power and the multi-layer structure as follow. i) Input laser power is 18 mW, ii) laser exposure time is 60 ns, iii) the thicknesses of the lower and the upper ZnS-SiO$_2$are 140 nm and 20~30 nm respectively, and iv) thickness of Ge-Sb-Te recording film is 20 nm.

• 전기의세계
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.45-50
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• 1973

Amorphous semiconducting diodes from As Te Ge systm of which resitivity are 10$^{6}$ -10$^{8}$ .ohm.-cm order, are made and they exhibited several conducting states. A high conductivity, low conductivity and memory state are reported. Temperature dependency of the specimens are widerange. According to the procedure and cooling method, specimens are made easily or not. Threshold voltage of switching and memory diodes is in proportional to compositonal quantity of Arsenic. Threshold voltage is changed widely according to ambient temperature. Threshold voltage of #132 is 620V at 25.deg. C, 70V at 100.deg. C.