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Phase-change optical recording: Past, present, future by A.V. Kolobov; P. Fons; J. Tominaga is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Phase-change optical recording: Past, present, future about?

We discuss specific features of Te-based compounds that made them the best materials for the phase-change data storage. It is demonstrated that the phase-change recording is due to a switch of Ge atoms between octahedral and tetrahedral symmetry positions within the Te face-centered cubic lattice. It is this nature of the transition that makes the Te-based media fast and stable. The driving force for this transition is also discussed. The chapter is concluded by introduction of a concept of the super-resolution near-field structure (super-RENS) disc that allows to reduce a bit size well below the diffraction limit and makes 100 GB/disc storage a reality.

Who reads Phase-change optical recording: Past, present, future?

It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Engineering.

Author
A.V. Kolobov; P. Fons; J. Tominaga
Publisher
Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Sequoia; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0040-6090)
Published
2007
Language
EN
Field
Engineering (Physical Sciences)