Understanding the structure and properties of phase change materials for data storage applications

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-274

  Anbarasu, M ^a   Wuttig, Matthias ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ARRANGEMENT; BONDING MECHANISM; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; CRYSTALLINE STATE; DATA STORAGE APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC MEMORIES; NON-VOLATILE; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA; REWRITABLE; STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENT; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BUOYANCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 80052362606     PISSN: 09704140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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