The invention discloses a high-density phase-change memory, comprising from bottom to top: a Schottky diode, a phase-change layer and an upper electrode, the Schottky diode comprising a semiconductor layer and a metal layer forming a Schottky potential barrier with the semiconductor layer , the metal layer serves as the lower electrode of the phase change layer at the same time; the semiconductor layer, the metal layer, the phase change layer and the upper electrode are a flat layer structure stacked from bottom to top, or, the semiconductor layer, the phase change layer and the upper electrode are self- Bottom-up planar structure, the metal layer is connected with a planar bottom surface and vertical sidewalls, the metal layer is stacked with the semiconductor layer below it through its bottom surface, and is connected to the phase change layer above it through its sidewalls , the phase change layer is stacked with the upper electrode. The invention can effectively improve the density of the phase change memory unit, reduce the number of photolithography, simplify the process and reduce the manufacturing cost. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the above-mentioned high-density phase change memory.