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Ge2Sb2Te5 Film Deposition and Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Mengqi Ye
Affiliation:
mengqi_ye@amat.com, Applied Materials, Inc., Thin Films Group, 3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
Rong Tao
Affiliation:
rong_tao@amat.com, Applied Materials, Inc., 3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
Peijun Ding
Affiliation:
peijun_ding@amat.com, Applied Materials, Inc., 3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
Abner Bello
Affiliation:
abner_bello@amat.com, Applied Materials, Inc., 3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
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Abstract

Magnetron sputter deposition of Ge2Sb2Te5 film is presented. Good thermal control of the wafer is found critical for maintaining process repeatability. In-situ wafer heating conditions have strong impact on as-deposited Ge2Sb2Te5 film properties such as resistivity, density, stress, composition, and microstructure. The effects of wafer bias and sputtering pressure are also discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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