Role of Electric fields in interfacial phase-change memory

Abstract

The effect of of an external electric field on structural rearrangements in four proposed structures for interfacial phase-change memory are investigated using density-functional theory-based ab-inito molecular dynamics. The figure above shows the evolution of the Te-Te partial radial distribution function with time in the proposed Ferro structure.

Paul Fons

Professor of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, School of Integrated Design and Engineering

My research interests include the use of computational material science and synchrotron radiation techniques to design and develop new materials.