From local structure to nanosecond recrystallization dynamics in AgInSbTe phase-change materials
10.1038/nmat2931
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Matsunaga, T., Akola, J., Kohara, S., Honma, T., Kobayashi, K., Ikenaga, E., Jones, R. O., Yamada, N., Takata, M., & Kojima, R. (2011). From local structure to nanosecond recrystallization dynamics in AgInSbTe phase-change materials. Nature Materials, 10(2), 129–134.

Authors 10
  1. Toshiyuki Matsunaga (first)
  2. Jaakko Akola (additional)
  3. Shinji Kohara (additional)
  4. Tetsuo Honma (additional)
  5. Keisuke Kobayashi (additional)
  6. Eiji Ikenaga (additional)
  7. Robert O. Jones (additional)
  8. Noboru Yamada (additional)
  9. Masaki Takata (additional)
  10. Rie Kojima (additional)
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@article{Matsunaga_2011, title={From local structure to nanosecond recrystallization dynamics in AgInSbTe phase-change materials}, volume={10}, ISSN={1476-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat2931}, DOI={10.1038/nmat2931}, number={2}, journal={Nature Materials}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Matsunaga, Toshiyuki and Akola, Jaakko and Kohara, Shinji and Honma, Tetsuo and Kobayashi, Keisuke and Ikenaga, Eiji and Jones, Robert O. and Yamada, Noboru and Takata, Masaki and Kojima, Rie}, year={2011}, month=jan, pages={129–134} }