Forum of chalcogeniders

Journal of Ovonic Research
ISSN 1584 - 9953

Editors: National Institute R&D of Materials Physics and National Institute for Optoelectronics, Bucharest, Romania

Editorial Board:

Founder member of J. Ovonic Res. Iris M. Ovshinsky, ECD, USA

Members

Hellmut Fritzsche University of Chicago, USA
Alexandr V. Kolobov Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Energy Conversion Devices, USA
Boil Pashmakov, OVONYX, USA

Managing Editor:
Mihai A. Popescu, - National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest, Romania

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Journal Scope/Instructions for authors Volume 6, Number 1, February 2010 M. Dhanam, B. Kavitha, M. Shanmuga Priya "Optical and electrical investigations on gamma-MnS thin films".........................p. 1-11/a> (pdf file). B. A. mansour, H. Shaban, S. A. Gad, Y. A. El-Gendy, A. M. Salem "Effect of film thickness, annealing and substrate temperature on the optical and electrical properties of CuGa_0.25In_0.75Se₂"......................p. 13-22/a> (pdf file). Sandipan Ray, P. S. Gupta, Gurdeep Singh "Electrical and optical properties of sol-gel prepared Pd-doped SnO₂ thin films: effect of multiple layers and its use as room temperature methane sensor".................................p. 23-34/a> (pdf file). J. Sharma, S. Kumar "Role of Pb additive in the dielectric properties of Se₉₀In₁₀ and Se₇₅In₂₅ glassy alloys".................................p. 35-44/a> (pdf file). S. Prabahar, V. Balasubramanian, N. Suryanarayanan, N. Muthukumarasamy "Structural characterization of vacuum evaporated copper indium diselenide thin films".................................p. 45-50/a> (pdf file). Volume 5, Number 6, December 2009 K. S. Rathore, Deepika D. Patidar, N. N. Saxena, K. B. Saxena "Effect of Cu-doping on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CdS nanoparticles"........................p. 175-185 /a> (pdf file). A. Bhargava, B. Suthar "Optical switching in Kerr non-linear chalcogenide photonic crystal".................................p. 187-193 /a> (pdf file). "Effect of various parameters on the DC electrical properties of ZnTe:V thin films"......................p. 195-205 /a> (pdf file). S. Prabahar, V. Balasubramanian,N. Suryanarayanan, N. Muthukumarasami "Compositional and electrical resistivity studies on thermal evaporated copper indium diselenide thin films".................................p. 207-211 /a> (pdf file). C. I. Oriaku, J. C. Osuwa "Onthe optical dispersion parameters of thin films Al³⁺ (pdf file). Volume 5, Number 5, October 2009 M. F. Zawrah, A. A. El-Keshen, Haitham M. Abd-El-Aal "Facile and economic synthesis of silica nanoparticles".................................p. 129-133/a> (pdf file). R. K. Pal, A. K. Agnihotri, P. K. Dwivedi, A. Kumar "Further Meyer-Neldel rule in a-Se₇₀Te_30-xZn_x".................................p. 135-144/a> (pdf file). F. I. Ezema, S. C. Ezugwu, P. U. Asogwa, A. B. C. Ekwealor "Solid state properties and structural characterization of Sb₂Te₃ and Tl₂S thin films".................................p. 145-156/a> (pdf file). A. Adam, Z. Ali, E. Abdeltwab, Y. Abbas "Magnetic and structural investigations of nano-crystalline nuckel ferrite NiFe₂O"......................p. 157-165/a> (pdf file). P. Agarwal, K. Chaturvedi, S. Yadav, A. Kumar, D. Kumar "Analysis of Meyer-Neldel rule in partially crystalline state of chalcogenide glasses".................................p. 167-174/a> (pdf file). Volume 5, Number 4, August 2009 R. L. Mishra, Sheo K. Mishra, S. G. Prakash "Optical and gas sensing characteristics of tin oxide nano-crystalline thin film".................................p. 77-85/a> (pdf file). S. Yadav, S. K. Sharma, A. Kumar "Thermally stimulated currents in a-Se₇₀Te₂₈Zn₂".................................p. 87-94/a> (pdf file). S. El-Sayed, A. A. Abou Shama, N. H. Mousa, K. A. Sharaf, A. A. Abd El-Ghany, H. M. Elwaraki "Switching phenomenon in Cd-Se-S thin films of amorphous chalcogenide glass".................................p. 95-105/a> (pdf file). G. Murugadoss, B. Rajamannan, V. Ramasamy, G. Viruthagiri "Synthesis and characterization of Mn²⁺ doped ZnS luminescent nanocrystals".................................p. 107-116/a> (pdf file). E. Abd El-Wahabb, A. E. Bekheet, A. H. Ashor, H. E. Atyia, M. A. Afifi "DC conductivity and optical properties of InSbTe₃".................................p. 117-127/a> (doc file). Volume 5, Number 3, June 2009 G. H. Adel, A. S. Abd Rabo "Crystallization kinetics (isothermal) and time temperature transformation (TTT) of Ag_xTe₅Se_95-x alloys".................................p. 51-62/a> (pdf file). K. Ravichandran, G. Muruganantham, B. Sakthivel, P. Philominathan "Nanocrystalline doubly doped tin oxide films deposited using a simplified and low-cost spray technique for solar cell applications".................................p. 63-69/a> (pdf file). Khrishna Ji, R. K. Pal, A. k. Agnihotri, R. K. Shukla, A. Kumar "A comparative study of the density of defect states in thin films and bulk samples of glassy Se_100-xBi_x".................................p. 71-76 /a> (pdf file). Volume 5, Number 2, April 2009 A. J. Patel, J. R. Gandhi, M. K. Bhayani, S. G. Patel, A. R. Jani "Pressure dependence of optical band gap of ZnSe single crystals grown by chemical vapour transport technique".................................p. 21-27/a> (pdf file). M. Popescu, A. Velea, A. Lorinczi, F. Sava "Commuton - a new concept in switching materials".................................p. 28-34 /a> (pdf file). D. K. Dwivedi, Dayashankar, Maheshwar Dubey "Synthesis, characterization and electrical properties of ZnTe nanoparticles".................................p. 35-41 /a> (pdf file). S. A. Fayek, M. Fadel "Crystallization kinetics of GeSe chalcogenide glass with antimony".................................p. 43-50 /a> (pdf file). Volume 5, Number 1, February 2009 M. Boshta, S. A. Gad, A. M. Abo El-Soud, M. Z. Mostafa "Some characteristic physical properties of nickel oxide powder".................................................p. 1-8/a> (doc file). G. B. Hadjikristov, Tz. E. Ivanov, V. K. Gueorguiev, Y. G. Marinov, I. Stefanov, V. G. Ivanov, E. Faulques "Silicon ion implanted PMMA field-effect structure with electrical memory".................................................p. 9-13 (doc file). Fawzi A. Mahmoud, G. Kiriakidis " Nanocrystalline ZnO thin film for gas sensor application".................................................p. 15-20 (pdf file). Volume 4, Number 6, December 2008 J. Khrishna,R. K. Shukla, A. K. Agnihotri, A. Kumar "High field conduction in amorphous Se₇₀Te_30-xZn_x thin films".................................................p. 123-127 (pdf file). K. D. Patel, R. K. Shah, D. L. Makhija, V. M. Pathak, R. Srivastava "Chemical and structural characterization of CdSe thin films".................................................p. 129-139 (pdf file). Deepa L. Mahija, K. D. Patel, V. M. Pathak, R. Srivastava "Optical transitions in WSe₂ single crystals".................................................p. 141-145 (pdf file). Sphoorti Srivastava, N. Mehta, P. Agarwal, D. Kumar, A. Kumar "Thermal characterization of Se_100-xSb_x glasses using isoconversional method".................................................p. 147-157 (pdf file). D.Korucu, T. S. Mammadov, S. Ozcelik "The role of series resistance on the forward bias current-voltage (I-V) characteristics in Sn/p-InP (MS) contacts".................................................p. 159-164 (pdf file). M. M. Abd El - Raheem "Electrical properties of GeSeTl thin films deposited by e-beam evaporation technique".................................................p. 165-173 (pdf file). M. Boshta, S. A. Gad, A. M. Abo El-Soud, M. Z. Mostafa "Hydrothermal preparation, crystal structure, optical and magnetic properties of Cd_1-xMn_xS nanorods ".................................................p. 175-180 (pdf file). Volume 4, Number 5, October 2008 Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad H. Sayyad, Khassan S. Karimov "Bi-layer capacitive type light and humidity sensors".................................................p. 91-95 V. S. Kushwaha, S. K. Dwivedi, A. Kumar "A comparative study of localized states in Pb and Ag doped Ge-Se glassy alloys".................................................p. 96-99 Dhiraj Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Atul Gupta, J. K. Sharma "Synthesis of ZnO:Mn nanoparticles, nanobelts and nanorods"....................p. 101-105 (pdf file). Abhay Kumar Singh, Kedar Singh, N. S. Saxena "Effect of annealing on structures and effective thermal conductivity of Se₉₀In₁₀ chalcogenide glass"....................p. 107-111 (pdf file). R. K. Patil, A. Kumar "Photoconductivity in amorphous Se₇₀Te₂₈Zn₂ thin films"....................p. 113-121 (doc file). Volume 4, Number 4, August 2008 S. Yadav, S. K. Sharma, A. Kumar "Thermally stimulated currents in amorphous Se₇₀Te₂₈Zn₂"..........................................p. 69-76 (pdf file). Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad H. Sayyad, Khasan S. Kharimov, Zubair Ahmad "Fabrication and characterization of Zn/PVA+Iodine aqueous solution/carbon cell"....................................p. 77-82 (pdf file). S. Srivastava, V. Pandey, S. K. Tripathi, R. K. Shukla, A. Kumar "Effect of Zn incorporation on optical properties of amorphous Ae-Te thin films"....................................p. 83-90 (pdf file). Volume 4, Number 3, June 2008 S. S. Fouad, M. Fadel, E. Abd. El-Wahabb "A detailed comparison between the hopping conductivity and theoretical data of the Ge_xSe_100-x glassy system"........ .................................p. 51-60 (pdf file). C. K. Sumesh, K. D. Patel, V. M. Pathak, R. Srivastava "Growth, physical, structural and chemical characterization of layered semiconductor molybdenum diselenide"....................................p. 61-68 (pdf file). Volume 4, Number 2, April 2008 E. G. El-Metwally, M. O. Abou-Helal, I. S. Yahia "Optical constants of the thermally evaporated a-Se₇₀Ge₃₀ thin films".........................................p. 20-34 (pdf file). Tanmoy Roy Choudhury, Amitabha Basu "AC conductivity and dielectric relaxation studies of sandstone - a correlation with its thermoluminescence"..........................p. 35-42 (pdf file). I. Banik "On the relation of optical absorption, luminescence and photoconductivity in non-crystalline semiconductors from the point of view of the barrier-cluster model"........................p. 43-50 (pdf file). Volume 4, Number 1, February 2008 Shpoorty Srivastava, M. Zulfequar, A. Kumar "Glass transition kinetics of some Se₇₀Te_30-xZn_x"..........................p. 1-11 (pdf file). Aditya M. Vora "Superconducting state parameters of Pb-Tl-Bi alloys"..........................p. 13-19 (pdf file). Volume 3, Number 6, December 2007 R. S. Sharma, R. K. Shukla, A. Kumar "Effect of Ag impurity on photoconductive properties of selenium-tellurium glasses"..........................p. 119-127 Aditya M. Vora "Electrical resistivity of liquid Rb_1-xCs_x binary alloys"..........................p. 129-133 (doc file). Volume 3, Number 5, October 2007 Aditya M. Vora "Electrical properties of liquid semiconductor alloys"..........................p. 83-91 (pdf file). N. A. Hegab, H. E. Atyia "Dielectric studies of amorphous As₄₅Te₃₃Ge₁₀Si₁₂ films"..........................p. 93-102 (pdf file). H. Ghamlouche, N. Qamhieh, S. T. Mahmoud "Electrical properties of In_0.3Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ films using impedance spectroscopy"..........................p. 103-110 (pdf file). Sanjeev Gautam, Navdeep Goyal "Photo-doping effects of silver on electrical properties of amorphous-antimony selenide"..........................p. 111-118 (pdf file). Volume 3, Number 4, August 2007 I. Kaban, W. Hoyer, T. Petkova, P. Petkov, B. Beuneu, A. Schops, M. A. Webb "Atomic structure of As₃₄Se₅₁Ag₁₅ glass"..........................p. 67-70 (pdf file). N. A. Hegab, A. E. Bekheet, M. A. Afifi, L. A. Wahab, H. A. Shehata "Effect of Cd addition on the ac conductivity and dielectric properties of Ge₇₀Te₃₀ films"..........................p. 71-82 (pdf file). Volume 3, Number 3, June 2007 N. Qamhieh, H. Ghamlouche, S. T. Mahmoud, H. Al. Shamisi, S. Ahmad "DC and AC conductivity measurements on Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ films"..........................p. 51-55 (pdf file). Aditya M. Vora "Electrical transport properties of liquid Cd-binary alloys"..........................p. 57-66 (pdf file). Volume 3, Number 2, April 2007 V. Pandey, S. K. Tripathi, A. Kumar "A study of optical parameters of amorphous Se₇₀Te_30-xAg_x thin films before and after heat treatment"......................p. 29 - 38 (pdf file). Ambika, P. B. Barman "Theoretical prediction of physical parameters of Ge-Te-Bi glassy alloys (Part. II)"......................p. 39 - 44 (pdf file). A. S. Maan, D. R. Goyal "Kinetics of glass transition in Te₅(In_xSe_180-x)₉₅ glassy alloys"......................p. 45 - 50 (pdf file). Volume 3, Number 1, February 2007 K. S. Bindra, Nikhil Suri, M. S. Kamboj, R. Thangaraj "Calorimetric analysis of Ag doped amorphous Se-Sb chalcogenide glass"......................p. 1 - 13 (pdf file). L. Heireche, M. Belhadji "Non-isothermal crystallization in Ge_15.5-xTe_84.5Sb_x (x = 0.5 - 1.5)".............. p. 15 - 20 (pdf file). Ambika, P. B. Barman "Theoretical prediction of physical parameters of Ge-Te-Bi glassy alloys".............. p. 21 - 27 (pdf file). Volume 2, Number 6, December 2006 Pankaj Sharma, S. C. Katyal "Influence of replacing Se in Ge₁₀Se₉₀ glassy alloy by 50 at. % Te on the optical parameters"...............p. 105-110 (pdf file). Nikhil Suri, K. S. Bindra, P. Kumar, M. S. Kamboj, R. Thangaraj "Thermal investigations in bulk Se_80-xTe₂₀Bi_x"...................p. 111-118 (pdf file). L. Heireche, M. Belhadji "The glass transition temperature in the system Ge_15.5-xTe_84.5Sb_x (x = 0.5 - 1.5)"............p. 119-123 (pdf file). L. Heireche, M. Belhadji "Crystallization phenomena in Ge_15.5-xTe_84.5Sb_x (x = 0.5 - 1.5)"...............................p. 125-138 (pdf file). D. I. Bletskan "The growth mechanism of the layer-like crystals A^IVB^VI and A^IVB₂^VI from gaseous phase"......p. 139-147 (pdf file). Volume 2, Number 5, October 2006 D. I. Bletskan "Phase diagrams of the A(IV)B(VI)semiconducting systems -addition (impurity)"...............p. 77-97 (pdf file). Mihai Popescu, F. Sava, A. Lorinczi "RMC modelling of Ge(15)Te(85) - shortcomings and challenging problems"...................p. 99-103 (pdf file). Volume 2, Number 4, August 2006 Mihai Popescu "Structural modeling of ovonic materials"...............p. 45-52 (pdf file). R. S. Tiwari, N. Mehta, R. K. Shukla, A. Kumar "Composition dependence of specific heat in Se70-Te30-x-Agx chlacogenide glass".......................p. 53-59" (pdf file). K. Wang, C. Steimer, M. Wuttig "Phase change properties of ternary AgSbSe2 chalcogenide films"........................ p. 61-66 (pdf file). V. Pandey, S. K. Tripathi, A. Kumar "Optical properties of amorphous Se100-xSbx thin films"................................ p. 67-76 (pdf file). Volume 2, Number 3, June 2006 N. A. Hegab, H. E. Atyia "Conduction studies on amorphous InSbX3 (X = Te or Se)..........................................................................................p. 21-29" (pdf file). P. Milyan, O. Semrad "Investigation of some physico-chemical properties of composite lead antimony oxide doped by rhenium..........p. 31-34" (pdf file). Vineet Sharma "Effect of Sn additive on the electrical properties of Se-Te glassy alloys....................................................p. 35-44" (pdf file). Volume 2, Number 2, April 2006 F. Sava, A. Lorinczi "Cluster approach for the structure of amorphous phase in Ge-Sb-Te switching materials..........p. 4-7" (pdf file). D. A. Iordache, St. Pusca, V. Iordache "Complexity and universality in physics of materials..........p. 9-20 " (doc file). Volume 2, Number 1, February 2006 Mihai Popescu "Angstroem size phase-change memory.....................p. 1-3" (pdf file). Volume 1, Number 6, December 2005 Mihai A. Popescu "Ovonic Materials................p. 69-76" (doc file). Y. B. Karasik "On the recent interpretation of the situation in the field of chalcogenide glasses through the eyes of of TRIZ by S. D. Savransky et al." (doc file). Volume 1, Number 5, October 2005 D. I. Bletskan "Phase equilibrium in the binary systems A IV - B VI. Part. I The systems Silicon-Chalcogen" (pdf file). D. I. Bletskan "Phase equilibrium in the binary systems A IV - B VI. Part. II The systems Germanium-Chalcogen" (pdf file). D. I. Bletskan "Phase equilibrium in the binary systems A IV - B VI. Part. III The systems Tin-Chalcogen" (pdf file). Volume 1, Number 4, August 2005 M. Popescu, F. Sava, A. Anghel, A. Lorinczi, I. Kaban, W. Hoyer, M. S. Iovu "Structural transition in phase-change ovonic switching" (doc file). Volume 1, Number 3, June 2005 S. D. Savransky and Tz-Chin Wei "TRIZ analysis of US patents in ovonic phase change memory" (pdf file). Volume 1, Number 2, April 2005 S. D. Savransky "Model of conductivity transition in amorphous chalcogenides induced by Auger recombination" (pdf file). Volume 1, Number 1, February 2005 "EDITORIAL" by Stan Ovshinsky and Iris Ovshinsky(pdf file). J. K. Olson, H. Li, P. C. Taylor "On the structure of GeSbyTe1-x-y glasses" (pdf file). Mihai A. Popescu "Medium range order in non-crystalline materials" (pdf file). A. V. Kolobov, P. Fons, J. Tominaga, A. I. Frenkel, A. L. Ankudinov, T. Uruga"Local structure of Ge-Sb-Te and its modification upon the phase transition" (pdf file).