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Revisiting the Local Structure in Ge-Sb-Te based Chalcogenide Superlattices.

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Article

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Authors

Casarin, B 
Caretta, A 
Momand, J 
Kooi, BJ 
Verheijen, MA 

Abstract

The technological success of phase-change materials in the field of data storage and functional systems stems from their distinctive electronic and structural peculiarities on the nanoscale. Recently, superlattice structures have been demonstrated to dramatically improve the optical and electrical performances of these chalcogenide based phase-change materials. In this perspective, unravelling the atomistic structure that originates the improvements in switching time and switching energy is paramount in order to design nanoscale structures with even enhanced functional properties. This study reveals a high- resolution atomistic insight of the [GeTe/Sb2Te3] interfacial structure by means of Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure spectroscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Based on our results we propose a consistent novel structure for this kind of chalcogenide superlattices.

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0912 Materials Engineering, 0299 Other Physical Sciences, 1007 Nanotechnology, 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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Sci Rep

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Journal ISSN

2045-2322
2045-2322

Volume Title

6

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Nature Publishing Group