Phase changes in Ge1Sb2Te4 films induced by single femtosecond laser pulse irradiation

被引:2
作者
Huang Su-mei [1 ]
Sun Zhuo [1 ]
Jin Cai-xia [1 ]
Huang Shi-yong [1 ]
Chen Yi-wei [1 ]
机构
[1] E China Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
来源
TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA | 2006年 / 16卷
关键词
femtosecond laser; phase change; optical recording; amorphization; crystallization;
D O I
10.1016/S1003-6326(06)60180-5
中图分类号
TF [冶金工业];
学科分类号
0806 ;
摘要
Phase transformations in a Ge1Sb2Te4 system induced by a single femtosecond laser exposure were investigated. The system has a multilayer structure of air/10 nm ZnS-SiO2/80 nm Ge1Sb2Te4/80 nm ZnS-SiO2/0.6 mm polycarbonate substrate. The morphology and contrast of marks written in both amorphous and crystalline backgrounds by single femtosecond pulses were characterized using an optical microscope. X-ray diffraction(XRD) was applied to identify the crystal structures transformed by single 108 fs shots. The characteristics and the conditions of phase transitions in the multilayer structure triggered by single shots were investigated. The pulse energy window for the crystallization in the Ge1Sb2Te4 system was established. The mechanism of phase change triggered by 108 fs laser pulses was discussed.
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页码:S226 / S231
页数:6
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