Chalcogenides [electronic resource] :Metastability and Phase Change Phenomena / by Alexander V. Kolobov, Junji Tominaga.
by Kolobov, Alexander V [author.]; Tominaga, Junji [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Springer Series in Materials Science: 164Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : 2012.Description: XVI, 284 p. 221 illus., 89 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783642287053.Subject(s): Engineering | Optical materials | Materials Science | Optical and Electronic Materials | Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices | Engineering, generalDDC classification: 620.11295 | 620.11297 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
Essentials of amorphous semiconductors -- Photo-induced phenomena in S- and Se-based chalcogenides.-Metastability in Te-based chalcogenides -- Phase change in Te-based alloys for memory applications -- Phase-change optical data storage -- Super-resolution near-field sructure (Super-RENS) optical discs -- Ovonic unified memories -- What comes next.
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