FERROELECTRIC STRAIN BASED PHASE-CHANGE DEVICE

• Main Authors: Azizimanesh, Ahmad, Hou, Wenhui, Sewaket, Arfan, Wu, Stephen M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.12.2019
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A phase transition optical device includes a substrate or a thin film of a ferroelectric material. A transition metal dichalcogenide is disposed over and in contact with the substrate or the thin film. The transition metal dichalcogenide has a semiconducting state with a first optical property and a...