Structure of the Ge-Sb-Te phase-change materials studied by theory and experiment

Solid State Communications

Volumn 143, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 240-244

  Sun, Zhimei ^a   Kyrsta, Stepan ^b   Music, Denis ^b   Ahuja, Rajeev ^a   Schneider, Jochen M ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Ge Sb Te thin films; C. Crystal structure and symmetry; D. Electronic band structure

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ORDERED VACANCY LAYER; STACKING SEQUENCE;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 34250801498     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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