Apparatuses including electrodes having a conductive barrier material and methods of forming same

A memory cell, comprising:

• a phase change device configured to store one or more bits of data;
• and
• a switch integrally formed in the memory cell with the phase change device and electrically coupled thereto through an electrode;
• wherein the electrode is separated by an electrically conductive barrier material that is discontinuous, the electrically conductive barrier material comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the electrode comprises a plurality of electrode portions disposed between the phase change device and the switch, the plurality of electrode portions interspersed among the first portion of the electrically conductive barrier material and the second portion of the electrically conductive barrier material, wherein a first electrode portion of the plurality of electrode portions is coupled to the switch, and wherein a second electrode portion of the plurality of electrode portions is coupled to the phase change device, and wherein at least one other electrode portion is disposed between the first and second electrode portion.