Light-induced conversion of an insulating refractory oxide into a persistent electronic conductor

Nature

Volumn 419, Issue 6906, 2002, Pages 462-465

  Hayashi, Katsuro ^a   Matsuishi, Satoru ^a   Kamiya, Toshio ^a   Hirano, Masahiro ^a   Hosono, Hideo ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT TREATMENT; INSULATING MATERIALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; TRANSITION METALS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OPTO-ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; INDIUM; OXIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0037015629     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01053     Document Type: Article

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