Ultrafast phase transitions in Ge1Sb2Te4 films induced by femtosecond laser beam

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5069, Issue , 2003, Pages 165-172

  Wang, Q F ^a,b   Shi, L P ^b   Wang, Z B ^b   Lan, B ^b   Yi, K J ^b   Hong, M H ^b   Chong, T C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER BEAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0242611616     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.532649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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