Reduction in crystallization time of Sb:Te films through addition of Bi

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Simpson, R E ^a   Hewak, D W ^a   Fons, P ^b   Tominaga, J ^b   Guerin, S ^a   Hayden, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ANTIMONY ALLOYS; BISMUTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; REDUCTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION ACTIVATION ENERGY REDUCTION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 42149089341     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2901161     Document Type: Article

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