Pressure-induced crystallization of amorphous Ge2 Sb2 Te5

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Xu, M ^a   Meng, Y ^b   Cheng, Y Q ^a   Sheng, H W ^c   Han, X D ^d   Ma, E ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; AMORPHOUS STATE; BODY-CENTERED CUBIC; HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IN-SITU; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; LARGE HYSTERESIS; ROCK SALT; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; X RAY DATA;

DATA REDUCTION; GERMANIUM; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYSTERESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 78149457502     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3493110     Document Type: Article

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