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To evaluate the electrical switching behavior, cycling endurance, and data retention of phase-change memory cells utilizing GeTe as an active material compared to standard GST alloys.

April 7, 2010IEEE Electron Device Letters

Electrical Behavior of Phase-Change Memory Cells Based on GeTe

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LPL. PerniolaCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives VSVéronique SousaCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives AFA. FantiniIMEC

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Experimental study demonstrates rapid switching, robust endurance, and superior thermal retention in GeTe memory cells, indicating potential to outperform standard GST alloys.

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To evaluate the electrical switching behavior, cycling endurance, and data retention of phase-change memory cells utilizing GeTe as an active material compared to standard GST alloys.
Characterized electrical behavior and switching properties on single GeTe phase-change memory (PCM) cells.
Subjected cells to 30-ns SET and RESET stress pulses to evaluate cycling endurance up to 1 × 10^5 cycles and tested retention behavior at elevated temperatures.
GeTe cells demonstrated extremely fast SET operation, achieving greater than a one-decade reduction in energy per bit relative to standard GST PCMs.
The memory cells maintained robust cycling performance up to 1 × 10^5 cycles under 30-ns SET and RESET stress conditions.
GeTe exhibited superior data retention performance at high temperatures compared to conventional GST PCMs.

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Perniola et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70d6472fdcb5703edb698f https://doi.org/10.1109/led.2010.2044136

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Experimental study demonstrates rapid switching, robust endurance, and superior thermal retention in GeTe memory cells, indicating potential to outperform standard GST alloys.

Electrical Behavior of Phase-Change Memory Cells Based on GeTe

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