One of the most fascinating applications of chalcogenide glasses is related to the formation of nanoionic conductive bridge nonvolatile memory. It is realized in programmable metallization cell (PMC) memory devices, which utilize the oxidation and reduction of nanoscale quantities of metal ions in solid electrolyte films. The formation of a robust but reversible conducting pathway by way of ele...

Usable electric current can be synthesized from photo electrochemical cells. The unit cells are group together to form a series of solar panel. The arrays of solar panel are generally placed under glass, polymer or plastic as a protection from the weather [1]. The usage of transition metal chalcogenide thin film in solar energy conversion can lead to a good path in developing a bright future fo...

Direct laser writing has been already demonstrated for the fabrication of under surface “buried” 3D mid-IR waveguides in chalcogenide glasses by employing a large photo-induced refractive index change in the features formed in the path of the focused beam from a short pulse laser. In this paper, we report on direct laser writing of relief diffraction gratings with periods of 6, 14 and 24 μm int...