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Local crystal structures of Ge$$_{2}$$Sb$$_{2}$$Te$$_{5}$$ revealed by the atomic pair distribution function analysis

Shamoto, Shinichi  ; Kodama, Katsuaki   ; Iikubo, Satoshi; Taguchi, Tomitsugu; Yamada, Noboru*; Proffen, T.*

Two types of optical recording crystalline material Ge$$_{2}$$Sb$$_{2}$$Te$$_{5}$$ have been studied by neutron and X-ray powder diffraction measurements. One is the crystalline cubic-phase Ge$$_{2}$$Sb$$_{2}$$Te$$_{5}$$. The other is nanocrystalline-phase Ge$$_{2}$$Sb$$_{2}$$Te$$_{5}$$. For the nanocrystalline phase, the local crystal structure and the particle size distribution were obtained simultaneously by PDF analysis using a spherical-particle form factor. The lattice parameter is longer than that of the crystalline phase, suggesting an antimony-richer composition than the matrix. This compositional deviation would form the nanoparticle, resulting in nucleation-dominated crystal growth.

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