Electric conduction in ovonic materials is analyzed with special attention to chalcogenide glasses used for phase-change memories. A general theory is presented based on plausible microscopic assumptions. Electric field, carrier concentration, and electron temperature along the device, as well as diffusion and Poisson self-consistency, are considered. The effect of different ranges of localized levels in the gap is analyzed. The results account for and interpret all main experimental findings in phase-change memory cells.
Hot-electron conduction in Ovonic materials
PICCININI, ENRICO;BUSCEMI, FABRIZIO;
2013
Abstract
Electric conduction in ovonic materials is analyzed with special attention to chalcogenide glasses used for phase-change memories. A general theory is presented based on plausible microscopic assumptions. Electric field, carrier concentration, and electron temperature along the device, as well as diffusion and Poisson self-consistency, are considered. The effect of different ranges of localized levels in the gap is analyzed. The results account for and interpret all main experimental findings in phase-change memory cells.File in questo prodotto:
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