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Effect of Te additions on the glass transition and crystallization kinetics of (Sb {sub 15} As {sub 30} Se {sub 55}){sub 100-x} Te {sub x} amorphous solids.

Research Authors
KA Aly, AA Othman, AM Abousehly
Research Abstract

Differential scanning calorimetry results under non-isothermal conditions of chalcogenide (Sb{sub 15}As{sub 30}Se{sub 55}){sub 100-x}Te{sub x} (where 0 {<=} x {<=} 10 at.%) glasses are reported and discussed. The dependence of the characteristic temperatures 'glass transition temperature (T{sub g}), the crystallization onset temperature (T{sub c}) and the crystallization temperature (T{sub p})' on the heating rate ({beta}) utilized in the determination of the activation energy for the glass transition (E{sub g}), the activation energy for crystallization (E{sub c}), the glass thermal stability ({delta}T = T{sub c} - T{sub g}) and the Avrami exponent (n). The composition dependence of the T{sub g}, E{sub g}, and E{sub c} were discussed in terms of the chemical bond approach, the average heats of atomization and the cohesive energy (CE). The diffractogram of the transformed material shows the presence of some crystallites of AsSb, Sb{sub 4}Te{sub 6}, As{sub 2}Se{sub 3} and Sb{sub 2}Se{sub 3} in the residual amorphous matrix.

Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Research Vol
467
Research Year
2009