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Ga14Sb86 film for ultralong data retention phase-change memory

Lu et al., 2011

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Lu Y
Song S
Song Z
Liu B
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Journal of Applied Physics

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Ga 14 Sb 86 film has been studied to explore its suitability as a novel active material for phase change memory application. With a crystallization temperature about 220 C, Ga 14 Sb 86 film has the activation energy of crystallization larger than 4.6 eV obtained both by …
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