Chalcogenides : metastability and phase change phenomena / Alexander V. Kolobov, Junji Tominaga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolobov, Alexander V.

Contributor:

Tominaga, Junji, 1959-

Series:

Springer Series in Materials Science, 0933-033X ; 164

Springer series in materials science ; 164

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chalcogenides.

Chemistry, Inorganic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Heidleberg : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613924131

3-642-28705-0

1-283-61168-6

OCLC:

808682347