Phase Change Ge-Rich Ge–Sb–Te/Sb2Te3 Core-Shell Nanowires by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Autor: Arun Kumar, Raimondo Cecchini, Claudia Wiemer, Valentina Mussi, Sara De Simone, Raffaella Calarco, Mario Scuderi, Giuseppe Nicotra, Massimo Longo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 3358 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano11123358
Popis: Ge-rich Ge–Sb–Te compounds are attractive materials for future phase change memories due to their greater crystallization temperature as it provides a wide range of applications. Herein, we report the self-assembled Ge-rich Ge–Sb–Te/Sb2Te3 core-shell nanowires grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. The core Ge-rich Ge–Sb–Te nanowires were self-assembled through the vapor–liquid–solid mechanism, catalyzed by Au nanoparticles on Si (100) and SiO2/Si substrates; conformal overgrowth of the Sb2Te3 shell was subsequently performed at room temperature to realize the core-shell heterostructures. Both Ge-rich Ge–Sb–Te core and Ge-rich Ge–Sb–Te/Sb2Te3 core-shell nanowires were extensively characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman microspectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy to analyze the surface morphology, crystalline structure, vibrational properties, and elemental composition.
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