Small Science (Dec 2023)
An Open‐Source Multifunctional Testing Platform for Optical Phase Change Materials
- Cosmin-Constantin Popescu,
- Khoi Phuong Dao,
- Luigi Ranno,
- Brian Mills,
- Louis Martin-Monier,
- Yifei Zhang,
- David Bono,
- Brian Neltner,
- Tian Gu,
- Juejun Hu,
- Kiumars Aryana,
- William M. Humphreys,
- Hyun Jung Kim,
- Steven Vitale,
- Paul Miller,
- Christopher Roberts,
- Sarah Geiger,
- Dennis Callahan,
- Michael Moebius,
- Myungkoo Kang,
- Kathleen A. Richardson,
- Carlos A. Ríos Ocampo
Affiliations
- Cosmin-Constantin Popescu
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Khoi Phuong Dao
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Luigi Ranno
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Brian Mills
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Louis Martin-Monier
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Yifei Zhang
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- David Bono
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Brian Neltner
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Tian Gu
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Juejun Hu
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Kiumars Aryana
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton VA 23681 USA
- William M. Humphreys
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton VA 23681 USA
- Hyun Jung Kim
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton VA 23681 USA
- Steven Vitale
- Advanced Materials and Microsystems Group MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington MA 02421 USA
- Paul Miller
- Advanced Materials and Microsystems Group MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington MA 02421 USA
- Christopher Roberts
- Advanced Materials and Microsystems Group MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington MA 02421 USA
- Sarah Geiger
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Dennis Callahan
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Michael Moebius
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Myungkoo Kang
- CREOL The College of Optics & Photonics University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32816 USA
- Kathleen A. Richardson
- CREOL The College of Optics & Photonics University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32816 USA
- Carlos A. Ríos Ocampo
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20724 USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300098
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3,
no. 12
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Owing to their unique tunable optical properties, chalcogenide phase change materials are increasingly being investigated for optics and photonics applications. However, in situ characterization of their phase transition characteristics is a capability that remains inaccessible to many researchers. Herein, a multifunctional silicon microheater platform capable of in situ measurement of structural, kinetic, optical, and thermal properties of these materials is introduced. The platform can be fabricated leveraging industry‐standard silicon foundry manufacturing processes. This platform is fully open‐sourced, including complete hardware design and associated software codes.
Keywords
- in situ characterization
- optical properties
- phase change materials
- phase transitions
- photonic devices
