Disorder-induced localization in crystalline phase-change materials

• Published in: Nature materials Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 202 - 208
• Main Authors: Siegrist, T., Jost, P., Volker, H., Woda, M., Merkelbach, P., Schlockermann, C., Wuttig, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/1005/1008; 639/301/119/1000; 639/301/119/995; Biomaterials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Condensed Matter Physics; Correlation; Crystal structure; Crystallization; Devices; Disorders; Electrons; Localization; Materials Science; Metal-insulator transition; Metals; Multilevel; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Phase transitions; Position (location); Solids

Localization of charge carriers in crystalline solids has been the subject of numerous investigations over more than half a century. Materials that show a metal–insulator transition without a structural change are therefore of interest. Mechanisms leading to metal–insulator transition include electr...