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Charge Transport in Nanoglasses of Phase-Change Memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Mark Alexander Simon ,
Marco Nardone ,
sergey Kostylev ,
Ilya V. Karpov  and
Victor G. Karpov
Mark Alexander Simon
Affiliation:
mark.simon@utoledo.edu, University of Toledo, Physics & Astronomy, Toledo, Ohio, United States
Marco Nardone
Affiliation:
mnardone1@verizon.net, University of Toledo, Physics & Astronomy, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
sergey Kostylev
Affiliation:
sKostylev36@gmail.com, University of Toledo, Physics & Astronomy, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
Ilya V. Karpov
Affiliation:
ilya.v.karpov@intel.com, Intel, Santa Clara, California, United States
Victor G. Karpov
Affiliation:
vkarpov@gmail.com, University of Toledo, Physics & Astronomy, Toledo, Ohio, United States
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Abstract

We discuss possible mechanisms for Poole-Frenkel type of non-ohmic conduction in chalcogenide glasses in the range of room temperatures. Overall, we list 8 such mechanisms, only one of which (Schottky emission) can be ruled out as inconsistent with the observations. Seven others can give more or less satisfactory fits of the observed non-linear IV curves. Our analysis calls upon indicative facts that would enable one to discriminate between the various alternative models.

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memoryelectrical propertiesdevices
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1251: Symposium H – Phase-Change Materials for Memory and Reconfigurable Electronics Applications , 2010 , 1251-H01-11
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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