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Copper vanadates as candidate materials for phase change optical memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

D.P. Birnie III
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
J.D. Weinberg
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
D.G. Swanson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Abstract

Several copper vanadium oxide melts were tested for possible application as the active medium in phase-change optical data storage devices. These materials were melted in the bulk and then quenched. Their phase development was characterized to help determine their applicability to optical data storage. It was found that they satisfy many of the criteria necessary for successful phase-change data storage; further studies of their behavior in thin film geometry would be warranted.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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