Abstract
Germanium antimony telluride has been the most used and studied phase-change material for electronic memory due to its suitable crystallization temperature, amorphous to crystalline resistance contrast, and stability of the amorphous phase. In this work, the segregation of Ge in a Ge2Sb2Te5 film of 30 nm thickness during heating inside the transmission electron microscope was observed and characterized. The Ge2Sb2Te5 film was deposited using sputtering on a Protochips Fusion holder and left uncapped in atmosphere for about four months. Oxygen incorporated within the film played a significant role in the chemical segregation observed which resulted in amorphous Ge-O grain boundaries and Sb and Te rich crystalline domains. Such composition changes can occur when the phase-change material interfaces insulating oxide layers in an integrated device and would significantly impact its electrical and thermal properties.
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