Guest-cage atomic interactions in a clathrate-based phase-change material

Desmond Loke, Jonathan M. Skelton, Leong Tat Law, Wei Jie Wang, Ming Hua Li, Wen Dong Song, Tae Hoon Lee, Stephen R. Elliott

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Abstract

New clathrate-based phase-change materials with cage-like structures incorporating Cs and Ba guest atoms, are reported as a means of altering crystallization and amorphization behavior by controlling 'guest-cage' interactions via intra-complex guest vibrational effects. Both a high resistance to spontaneous crystallization, and long retention of the amorphous phase are achieved, as well as a low melting energy. This approach provides a route for achieving cage-controlled semiconductor devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1725-1730
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Mar 2014

Keywords

  • clathrate compounds
  • crystallization kinetics
  • guest-cage interactions
  • nano-engineering
  • phase-change materials

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