Polarity‐Induced Threshold Voltage Shift in Ovonic Threshold Switching Chalcogenides and the Impact of Material Composition
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Abstract
Amorphous chalcogenide‐based ovonic threshold switch (OTS) selectors are an important part of the crosspoint memory arrays. It is known that the threshold voltage (Vth) of the OTS device can be affected by operating conditions, such as pulse amplitude and ramp rate. Herein, the impact of pulse polarity on OTS parameters is investigated. Recent findings on the polarity‐induced Vth shift observed in SiGeAsTe and SiGeAsSe materials are summarized. This effect is manifested as a stable and reversible change in Vth resulting from the reversal of applied pulse polarity, thus allowing Vth to be electrically controlled. Herein, for the first time exceptionally large polarity‐induced Vth shift in GeSe OTS is reported. The behavior observed in binary GeSe and quaternary SiGeAs(Te/Se) material systems is compared and the dependence of polarity effects on the composition of OTS devices is discussed. The impact of film thickness, interface, and stoichiometry in GeSe OTS is investigated.
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OpenAlex topics: Phase-change materials and chalcogenides · Advanced Memory and Neural Computing · Semiconductor materials and interfaces
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Department of Physics and Astronomy KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200D 3001 Leuven Belgium
Semiconductor Technology and Systems imec Kapeldreef 75 Leuven 3001 Belgium
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
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