• 文献标题:   Energy-Efficient Phase-Change Memory with Graphene as a Thermal Barrier
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AHN CY, FONG SW, KIM Y, LEE S, SOOD A, NEUMANN CM, ASHEGH M, GOODSON KE, POP E, WONG HSP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, joule heating, phasechange memory, reset current, thermal boundary resistance
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Stanford Univ
  • 被引频次:   44
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02661
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Phase-change memory (PCM) is an important class of data storage, yet lowering the programming current of individual devices is known to be a significant challenge. Here we improve the energy-efficiency of PCM by placing a graphene layer at the interface between the phase-change material, Ge2Sb3Te5 (GST), and the bottom electrode (W) heater. Graphene-PCM (G-PCM) devices have similar to 40% lower RESET current compared to control devices without the graphene. This is attributed to the graphene as an added interfacial thermal resistance which helps confine the generated heat inside the active PCM volume. The G-PCM achieves programming up to 10(5) cycles, and the graphene could further enhance the PCM endurance by limiting atomic migration or material segregation at the bottom electrode interface.