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Properties of Amorphous Chalcogenides

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Chalcogenides

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Electrical and optical properties of chalcogenide glasses and phase-change materials are described including topological insulator properties.

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Kolobov, A.V., Tominaga, J. (2012). Properties of Amorphous Chalcogenides. In: Chalcogenides. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28705-3_2

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