Phase Change Materials Science and Applications [Paperback]

Phase Change Materials: Science and Applications provides a unique introduction of this rapidly developing field. Clearly written and well-structured, this volume describes the material science of these fascinating materials from a theoretical and experimental perspective. Readers will find an in-depth description of their existing and potential applications in optical and solid state storage devices as well as reconfigurable logic applications.

Researchers, graduate students and scientists with an interest in this field will find Phase Change Materials to be a valuable reference.

Phase Change Materials: Science and Applications provides a unique introduction of this rapidly developing field. This clearly written volume describes the material science of these fascinating materials from a theoretical and experimental perspective.

Phase Change Materials: Science and Applications provides a unique introduction of this rapidly developing field. Clearly written and well-structured, this volume describes the material science of these fascinating materials from a theoretical and experimental perspective. Readers will find an in-depth description of their existing and potential applications in optical and solid state storage devices as well as reconfigurable logic applications.

Researchers, graduate students and scientists with an interest in this field will find Phase Change Materials to be a valuable reference.

History of Phase Change Memories.- History of Phase Change Memories.- Material Science: Theory and Experiment.- Density Functional Theory Calculations for Phase Change Materials.- Nature of Glasses.- Structure of Amorphous Ge-Sb-Te Solids.- Experimental Methods for Material Selection in Phase-change Recording.- Scaling Properties of Phase Change Materials.- Crystallization Kinetics.- Short and Long-Range Order in Phase Change Materials.- Optical and Electrical Properl(