‘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 atheoretical and experimental perspective. Readers will find an in-depth description of their existing and potential applications in optical and solid statestorage devices as well as reconfigurable logic applications. Researchers, graduate students and scientists with an interest in this field will find ‘PhaseChange Materials’ to be a valuable reference Analyses current technological boost in the use of phase change materials as solid state memory devices Uniquely describes basic material properties that characterize phase change materials from a theoretical and experimental perspective Features successful applications in optical data storage INDICE: Theory: Density-Functional Theory Calculations, Glasses, AmorphousMaterials.- Experiment: Basic Materials Properties, Scaling Behavior of PhaseChange Materials, Kinetics, Structure, Optical and Electrical Properties, Novel Deposition Methods.- Optical: First to Third Generation Optical Memories, Fourth Generation Optical Memories Based on SuperRENS Effect.- Solid State Memory: Device Modeling, Advanced Prototype devices and Scaling, Memory Cell Concepts and Design, Technology and Development.- Reconfigurable Logic.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-84873-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés