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Structure of the Amorphous Phase

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 The chapter is dedicated to the global and local structure of the amorphous phase of GeTe-based phase-change materials and include both experimental and first-principle simulation results.

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    The covalent radius for Ge is given assuming \(sp^{3}\)-hybridisation.

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Kolobov, A.V., Tominaga, J. (2012). Structure of the Amorphous Phase. In: Chalcogenides. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28705-3_9

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