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In this chapter, we summarize notable problems that are unresolved and also try to predict future prospects of amorphous chalcogenides.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan

    Keiji Tanaka

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanaido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan

    Koichi Shimakawa

  3. Nagoya Industrial Science Institute, Nagoya, 460-0008, Japan

    Koichi Shimakawa

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Appendix: Publications on Related Crystals

Appendix: Publications on Related Crystals

Comparisons of the glass and crystal provide valuable insight, as described in this text, since elemental and stoichiometric glasses have the corresponding crystals with the same composition and the crystalline physics is much more advanced than that of the non-crystalline. We here list related publications in a historical order on simple chalcogenide crystals of interest. In addition to these publications below, we may consult Landolt–Bornstein (Group III Condensed Matter, Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 41C: Non-Tetrahedrally Bonded Elements and Binary Compounds I), which contains comprehensive data on some chalcogenide crystals.

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Tanaka, K., Shimakawa, K. (2011). Future Prospects. In: Amorphous Chalcogenide Semiconductors and Related Materials. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9510-0_8

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