Title :
Phase-change memory functionality in gallium nanoparticles
Author :
Denisyuk, Andrey I. ; Jonsson, Fredrik ; Zheludev, Nikolay I.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report that the structural phase of gallium nanoparticles can be switched by optical excitation and read via their cathodoluminescence (CL) when excited by a scanning electron beam. This opens a new paradigm in developing high-density phase change optical memory elements.
Keywords :
cathodoluminescence; gallium; nanoparticles; optical storage; Ga; cathodoluminescence; gallium nanoparticles; optical excitation; optical properties; phase transition; phase-change memory functionality; scanning electron beam; structural phase; wavelength 400 nm to 650 nm; Electron beams; Electron optics; Fiber lasers; Laser transitions; Monitoring; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Optical films; Phase change memory; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386056
