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Sub-Nanosecond Time-Resolved Structural Measurements of the Phase-Change Alloy Ge2Sb2Te5
- Source :
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, part 1 : Regular papers, Short Notes, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, part 1 : Regular papers, Short Notes, 2007, pp.3711. ⟨10.1143/JJAP.46.3711⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2007.
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Abstract
- Phase-change alloys constitute the basis for a widening collection of storage technologies both optical and electrical. These uses of phase-change alloys are characterized by switching material properties either by laser irradiation or by an electric current on the nanosecond time scale. Considering the conflicting requirements for high-speed switching, yet long term data storage integrity, a deeper understanding of the switching processes in these materials is essential for insightful application development. We have used synchrotron-based time-resolved X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS), a technique equally suitable for amorphous and crystalline phases to elaborate details in structural changes in the phase-change process on a sub-nanosecond time scale using optical pump/X-ray probe techniques. In this work, we present initial results of sub-nanosecond laser excitation of the laser-reamorphized state of Ge2Sb2Te5. The technique is general and can be applied to a wide variety of nanoscale structures.
- Subjects :
- 010302 applied physics
Materials science
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
business.industry
General Engineering
General Physics and Astronomy
Synchrotron radiation
02 engineering and technology
Nanosecond
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Laser
01 natural sciences
Amorphous solid
law.invention
Optical pumping
Optics
law
0103 physical sciences
Optoelectronics
0210 nano-technology
business
Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
Nanoscopic scale
Excitation
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- ISSN :
- 13474065 and 00214922
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....00a418e19ea4cae76262d10e3bf8333c