Published October 1, 2007 | Version v1
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Amorphous-amorphous transformation at high pressure in gallo-germanosilicate tetrahedral network glasses

  • 1. Institut de Mineralogie et Physique des Milieux Condenses, Universite Paris 6, Universite Paris 7, CNRS UMR 7590, IPGP, 140 rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris (France)
  • 2. Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Boite Postale 48, 91192 Gif s/Yvette Cedex (France)
  • 3. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, Boite Postale 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex (France)

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We report the existence of structurally distinct amorphous states upon compression in sodium gallo-germanosilicate glasses. In situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy provides clear evidence for a transition at high pressure to a more compact arrangement of atoms based on Ga and Ge octahedral sites. This study extends previous works on simple and open tetrahedral networks (SiO2 and GeO2) by showing the compression behavior of stuffed (by Na cations) and mixed network glasses

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 134204-134204.5
ISSN
1098-0121

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(c) 2007 The American Physical Society