Competition Between Thermal and Non-Thermal Processes During Femtosecond 
Switching of Phase Change Materials

Wall, Simon; Waldecker, Lutz; Miller, Timothy A.; Ernstorfer, Ralph; Pruneri, Valerio; Rude, Miquel; Simpson, Robert

doi:10.1364/UP.2014.07.Mon.D.7

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Competition Between Thermal and Non-Thermal Processes During Femtosecond Switching of Phase Change Materials

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Waldecker, Lutz
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Ernstorfer, Ralph
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Wall, S., Waldecker, L., Miller, T. A., Ernstorfer, R., Pruneri, V., Rude, M., et al. (2014). Competition Between Thermal and Non-Thermal Processes During Femtosecond Switching of Phase Change Materials. Talk presented at 19th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena. Okinawa, Japan. 2014-07-07 - 2014-07-11.

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We use ultrafast optics and electron diffraction to measure irreversible amorphization of crystalline Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ phase change films. We find that light directly modifies the local bonding environment leading to a hardening of bonds.