Maxwell rigidity and topological constraints in amorphous phase-change networks.

Autor: Micoulaut, M., Otjacques, C., Raty, J.-Y., Bichara, C.
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 12/12/2011, Vol. 1393 Issue 1, p38-41, 4p
Abstrakt: By analyzing first-principles molecular-dynamics simulations of different telluride amorphous networks, we develop a method for the enumeration of radial and angular topological constraints, and show that the phase diagram of the most popular system Ge-Sb-Te can be split into two compositional elastic phases: a tellurium rich flexible phase and a stressed rigid phase that contains most of the materials used in phase-change applications. This sound atomic scale insight should open new avenues for the understanding of phase-change materials and other complex amorphous materials from the viewpoint of rigidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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