Abstract
A variety of applications, present and potential, of non-crystalline insulators and semiconductors including amorphous chalcogenides are described in a “tree growth manner.” History and trend of optical devices, fibers, and waveguides are described. Great success has been attained in phase change memories (DVDs), x-ray medical image sensors, highly sensitive vidicons, and xerography. We refer also to other applications such as holographic memories, nonlinear devices, solar cells, and ionic devices.
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Note \(\mu ({\textrm{c}}{{\textrm{m}}^{ - 1}}) \propto \rho {\lambda ^3}{N^3}\), where μ is the x-ray absorption coefficient, ρ the density, λ the x-ray wavelength, and N (= 34 in Se) the atomic number. Te appears to be preferred in this context, but it is semi-metallic, and not photoconductive.
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Tanaka, K., Shimakawa, K. (2011). Applications. In: Amorphous Chalcogenide Semiconductors and Related Materials. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9510-0_7
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