Applied Physics Letters · 1971 · 463 citations · 9 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOpticsPhotonicsSemiconductor MaterialsAmorphous SemiconductorsAmorphous SolidsOptical Properties Of SemiconductorsSemiconductor PhysicsSemiconductor Thin FilmsUltrafast OpticsAmorphous Chalcogenide SemiconductorsAmorphous ChalcogenidesAmorphous Semiconductor FilmsChalcogenide Thin FilmsCrystallizationCrystallization KineticsNonisothermal CrystallizationOptical Properties Of Amorphous Materials
Rapid crystallization and equally rapid revitrification of amorphous chalcogenide films exposed to short laser pulses has been observed. A model is developed in which both the speed of crystallization and the reversibility are attributed to the large enhancement of crystallization rate under the influence of the photon flux.
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