1. An optical recording medium comprising one or more recording layers, at least one of said recording layers comprising an optical phase-change memory material comprising: an optical phase-change alloy comprising Ge, Sb, Te and Se; and at least one modifier element selected from the croup consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ta, W, Re, Os, and Ir, said at least one modifier element having an atomic percentage between 0.06 and 1.0, said at least one modifier element increasing the erasability of said optical recording medium.