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20202026
most citedInterface controlled thermal properties of ultra-thin chalcogenide-based phase change memory devices

114 citations · 223 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.optics2026

Bridging Theory and Experiment in Virtually Imaged Phased Array (VIPA) Spectrometers

Kiumars Aryana, D. Michelle Bailey, Solomon I. Woods +1

Virtually imaged phased array (VIPA) spectrometers provide high resolution and fast acquisition in a compact design, but their performance is sensitive to fabrication tolerances, c…

physics.optics2024★ 3 cited

Unravelling and circumventing failure mechanisms in chalcogenide optical phase change materials

Cosmin Constantin Popescu, Kiumars Aryana, Brian Mills +17

Chalcogenide optical phase change materials (PCMs) have garnered significant interest for their growing applications in programmable photonics, optical analog computing, active met…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Electronic vs. phononic thermal transport in Cr-doped V2O3 thin films across the Mott transition

Johannes Mohr, Kiumars Aryana, Md. Rafiqul Islam +5

Understanding the thermal conductivity of chromium doped V2O3 is crucial for optimizing the design of selectors for memory and neuromorphic devices. We utilized the time-domain the…

physics.optics2024

Robust electrothermal switching of optical phase change materials through computer-aided adaptive pulse optimization

Parth Garud, Kiumars Aryana, Cosmin Constantin Popescu +6

Electrically tunable optical devices present diverse functionalities for manipulating electromagnetic waves by leveraging elements capable of reversibly switching between different…

physics.optics2023★ 50 cited

Electrically reconfigurable phase-change transmissive metasurface

Cosmin Constantin Popescu, Kiumars Aryana, Parth Garud +12

Programmable and reconfigurable optics hold significant potential for transforming a broad spectrum of applications, spanning space explorations to biomedical imaging, gas sensing,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Ruddlesden-Popper chalcogenides push the limit of mechanical stiffness and glass-like thermal conductivity in single crystals

Md Shafkat Bin Hoque, Eric R. Hoglund, Boyang Zhao +20

Insulating materials featuring ultralow thermal conductivity for diverse applications also require robust mechanical properties. Conventional thinking, however, which correlates st…

physics.optics2023

Versatile spaceborne photonics with chalcogenide phase-change materials

Hyun Jung Kim, Matthew Julian, Calum Williams +6

Recent growth in space systems has seen increasing capabilities packed into smaller and lighter Earth observation and deep space mission spacecraft. Phase-change materials (PCMs) a…

physics.optics2023★ 2 cited

An Open-Source Multi-functional Testing Platform for Optical Phase Change Materials

Cosmin-Constantin Popescu, Khoi Phuong Dao, Luigi Ranno +18

Owing to their unique tunable optical properties, chalcogenide phase change materials are increasingly being investigated for optics and photonics applications. However, in situ ch…

physics.optics2023★ 16 cited

Toward accurate thermal modeling of phase change material based photonic devices

Kiumars Aryana, Hyun Jung Kim, Cosmin-Constantin Popescu +5

Reconfigurable or programmable photonic devices are rapidly growing and have become an integral part of many optical systems. The ability to selectively modulate electromagnetic wa…

physics.ins-det2021★ 38 cited

Thermal conductivity measurements of sub-surface buried substrates by steady-state thermoreflectance

Md Shafkat Bin Hoque, Yee Rui Koh, Kiumars Aryana +10

Measuring the thermal conductivity of sub-surface buried substrates are of significant practical interests. However, this remains challenging with traditional pump-probe spectrosco…

physics.app-ph2020★ 114 cited

Interface controlled thermal properties of ultra-thin chalcogenide-based phase change memory devices

Kiumars Aryana, John T. Gaskins, Joyeeta Nag +10

Phase change memory (PCM) is a rapidly growing technology that not only offers advancements in storage-class memories but also enables in-memory data storage and processing towards…