journal article·2026-02

Electron-beam-induced reversible crystalline–amorphous phase switching in silicon: A unified beam-heating perspective

Sung Bo Lee, Jaehun Kim, Jeongin Paeng, Sung-Gyu Kang, Jihye Kwon, Chi Won Ahn, Hyoung Seop Kim

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