Published 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Amorphization in crystalline tellurium by femtosecond pulses

  • 1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)

Description

Crystalline tellurium undergoes amorphization after irradiation with strong femtosecond pulses. Steady-state reflectivity and single-shot transient reflectivity studies suggest the amorphization is due to thermal melting rather than non-thermal switching.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/10/epjconf_up2019_04011.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/b524ae52ca60492c98eea6832fc8e04e

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
EPJ. Web of Conferences
Journal Volume
205
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
2100-014X

Conference

Title
21. International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena
Acronym
UP 2018
Dates
15-20 Jul 2018
Place
Hamburg (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53097877
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMORPHOUS STATE; IRRADIATION; MELTING; PULSES; REFLECTIVITY; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; TELLURIUM; TRANSIENTS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEMIMETALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES