Mechanical characterization and properties of continuous wave laser irradiated Ge2Sb2Te5 stripes

被引：4

作者：

D'Arrigo, G. ^{[1
]}

Scuderi, M. ^{[1
]}

Mio, A. ^{[1
]}

Favaro, G. ^{[2
]}

Conte, M. ^{[2
]}

Sciuto, A. ^{[1
]}

Buscema, M. ^{[1
]}

Li-Destri, G. ^{[3
]}

Carria, E. ^{[4
]}

Mello, D. ^{[4
]}

Calabretta, M. ^{[4
]}

Sitta, A. ^{[4
]}

Pries, J. ^{[5
]}

Rimini, E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CNR IMM HQ, 8 Str, I-95121 Catania, Italy

[2] Anton Paar TriTec SA, Vernets 6, CH-2035 Corcelles, Switzerland

[3] Catania Univ, Chem Sci Dept, Viale A Doria 6, I-95125 Catania, Italy

[4] STMicroelectronics, Strle Primosole 50, I-95121 Catania, Italy

[5] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Phys Inst IA, Sommerfeldstr 14, D-52074 Aachen, Germany

来源：

MATERIALS & DESIGN | 2021年 / 202卷

基金：

欧盟地平线“2020”;

关键词：

GST; Continuous wave laser irradiation; Ultra nano-indentation; GST mechanical properties; THIN-FILMS; ELASTIC-MODULUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MEMORY; STRESSES; BEHAVIOR; LOAD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109545

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Crystalline micrometer size stripes in 2.2 mu m thick Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change material films were produced by irradiation with a Continuous Wave Laser of 405 nm wavelength. The shape and the dimensions of the crystallized regions were investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy and then compared with simulations based on temperature-crystal growth velocity literature data. The temperature-time profile was determined taking into account the laser power, the optical and thermal properties of both the amorphous and crystalline phase. The mechanical properties of the amorphous and of the crystallized regions were characterized by an ultra nanoindentation technique. This procedure allows a direct and local measurement of hardness and Young's modulus in the amorphous and in the contiguous crystalline regions on the micrometer scale. The following values for Young's modulus and for hardness were obtained: 33 +/- 4 GPa and 2.00 +/- 0.3 GPa for the amorphous phase, and 51 +/- 8 GPa and 2.90 +/- 0.45 GPa for the crystalline phase. The stresses induced by the density increase in the crystallized region cause, on the irradiated surface, a series of fracture whose characteristic behavior depends on the laser power and on the spacing between two contiguous scans. These results are of relevance for the mechanical failure mechanisms in potential phase-change devices. (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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