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Phase change materials: Chalcogenides with remarkable properties due to an unconventional bonding mechanism

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Phase change materials are characterized by a unique property combination which encompasses a pronounced property contrast between the amorphous and crystalline state, as well as rapid crystallization. This property portfolio is ideally suited for data storage applications. In this paper, the understanding of the relationship between the properties of phase change materials and their mechanism of chemical bonding will be reviewed in an attempt to provide a generic explanation for many of the unconventional properties of phase change materials.

Source: physica status solidi (b)

DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201200582

Author: Matthias Wuttig

Institutions: Jülich Aachen Research Alliance, RWTH Aachen University

Language: English

Topic: Phase-change materials and chalcogenides

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, RWTH Aachen University

Award: G4928488920