Abstract
We demonstrate that the Ge(Sb)–Te bond lengths in crystallized cubic Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) are significantly lower than the values expected from the previous X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. At the same time, the second nearest-neighbour Te–Te distances are in perfect agreement with XRD. We conclude that the structure of GST is a distorted rocksalt structure. Upon amorphization, Ge–Te and Sb–Te bonds get shorter and stronger. This unusual behaviour is due to a switch of Ge atom from an octahedral symmetry position in the crystalline state into a tetrahedral symmetry position in the amorphous state. It is this switching of the Ge atoms that is responsible for the fast and stable media performance.
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