Observation of two elastic thresholds in GexAsySe1-x-y glasses
- 1. Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)
- 2. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)
Description
We have prepared GexAsySe1-x-y glasses with mean coordination numbers (MCNs) from 2.2 to 2.86. Tg was found to generally increase with increasing MCN while the glass density showed a maximum at MCN≅2.45 and a minimum at MCN≅2.65. The elastic moduli of the glasses were estimated from the shear and compressional wave velocities measured by ultrasonic pulse interferometry. For the first time we simultaneously observed two elastic transition thresholds, the first at MCN≅2.45 and the second at MCN≅2.65, which appear closely correlated with changes in the glass microstructure. The elastic moduli of two groups of samples with the same MCN=2.4 and 2.64 but different compositions suggest that the chemical compositions also have an influence on the elastic properties
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3079806;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Journal Volume
- 105
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 056109-056109.3
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
- CODEN
- JAPIAU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40062335
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GERMANIUM ARSENIDES; GERMANIUM SELENIDES; GLASS; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; WAVE PROPAGATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; PNICTIDES; SELENIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
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- Notes
- (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics