Stress induced pattern formation preceding crystallization of Te[sub 3]Se[sub 4](I) thin films.

Examines the influence of strain fields on the development of a macroscopic pattern in the crystallization of Te[sub 3]Se[sub 4] and Te[sub 3]Se[sub 4]I amorphous thin films. Cause of the appearance of the strain pattern; Evolution of a macroscopic branching crystalline morphology; Development of shared morphological domains by the transformation interference.