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Radiation-Induced Effects In Chalcogenide-Based Memory Devices And Films, Kasandra Wolf
Radiation-Induced Effects In Chalcogenide-Based Memory Devices And Films, Kasandra Wolf
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Continued scaling of memory devices has produced many issues for the current foremost non-volatile memory—the flash memory—leading to the emergence of a wide variety of alternative memory solutions. Redox Conductive Bridge Memory (RCBM) is one such solution that has shown great promise in recent years. However, the performance of these devices under radiation conditions has not been explored in detail. This work investigates the effects of x-rays and electron bombardment on chalcogenide glasses and RCBM devices based on these materials.
RCBM devices are a form of Resistance Change Memory, which rely on two distinct resistive states to represent the binary …
Nano-Ionic Radiation Sensor: Materials Engineering, Device Design, And Testing, Mahesh Satyanarayana Ailavajhala
Nano-Ionic Radiation Sensor: Materials Engineering, Device Design, And Testing, Mahesh Satyanarayana Ailavajhala
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
For decades, various radiation-detecting materials have been extensively researched, to find a better material or mechanism. Recently, there has been a growing need for smaller, and more effective materials or devices that are Integrated Circuits (IC) compatible, and can perform similar functions as bulkier Geiger counters, and other measurement options, which fail the requirement for easy, cheap, and accurate radiation dose measurements. Here arises the use of thin films of chalcogenide glasses, which have unique properties of high thermal stability along with high sensitivity towards short wavelength radiation.
In this work, the effect of γ-rays, generated from a 60Co …