Direct ab-initio molecular dynamic study of ultrafast phase change in Ag-alloyed Ge2Sb2Te5

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Prasai, B ^a   Chen, G ^a   Drabold, D A ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AB-INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; CHEMICAL ORDER; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; DENSITY DIFFERENCE; ENERGY DIFFERENCES; EXPLORATION OF ALTERNATIVES; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGE PROPERTY; SHORT RANGE ORDERS; ULTRA-FAST;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SILVER;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 84873591317     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4789877     Document Type: Article

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