An optical study of the athermal photo-amorphization of As50Se50 thin films

Materials Science and Engineering B

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-126

  Corrales, C ^a   Ramirez Malo J B ^a   Marquez E ^a   Jimenez Garay R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

As50Se50 thin films; Athermal photo amorphization; Optical study

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; VITRIFICATION;

ATHERMAL PHOTOAMORPHIZATION; CHALCOGENIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0031163190     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5107(97)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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