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Chalcogenides: Metastability and Phase Change Phenomena

By Alexander V. Kolobov , Junji Tominaga (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
978-3-642-28704-6, 978-3-642-28705-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-28705-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10944052 bytes)
Series
Springer Series in Materials Science 164
Edition
1
Pages
284\287
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
generalOptical and Electronic Materials;OpticsOptoelectronicsPlasmonics and Optical Devices;Engineering

Description

A state-of-the-art description of metastability observed in chalcogenide alloys is presented with the accent on the underlying physics. A comparison is made between sulphur(selenium)-based chalcogenide glasses, where numerous photo-induced phenomena take place entirely within the amorphous phase, and tellurides where a reversible crystal-to-amorphous phase-change transformation is a major effect. Applications of metastability in devices¿optical memories and nonvolatile electronic phase-change random-access memories among others are discussed, including the latest trends. Background material essential for understanding current research in the field is also provided.

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