Published October 19, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Glass-formation in the GeSe2-Sb2Se3-SnSe system

  • 1. Department of Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals and Semiconductor Technologies, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Kl. Ohridsky Blvd., 1756 Sofia-56 (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Kl. Ohridsky Blvd., 1756 Sofia-56 (Bulgaria)
  • 3. Technical University of Sofia, Department of Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering, 8 Kl. Ohridsky Blvd., 1000 Sofia (Bulgaria)

Description

The glass-formation in the pseudo-ternary GeSe2-Sb2Se3-SnSe system by the help of visual, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses was studied. The obtained chalcogenide glasses (ChG) were characterized with respect to their basic thermal (the glass-transition Tg, crystallization Tcr and melting Tm temperatures) and physicochemical (microhardness, HV and density, d) properties. On the basis of the experimental results obtained, some thermo-mechanical and structural parameters of the investigated glassy samples were calculated: modulus of elasticity (E), compactness (C), volume of the micro-voids (Vh) and the energy for their formation (Eh). Glass-formation ability of the ChGs was evaluated using the Hruby's criterion (KG). The composition-properties relationships are discussed in terms of the structural considerations.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.06.029

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.06.029;
PII
S0925-8388(09)01174-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
485
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 569-572
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

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