The activation energies of crystallization of Se90Te10 glass were studied at different heating rates (4–50 K/min)
under non-isothermal conditions using a differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) technique. The activation energy
was determined by analyzing the data using the Matusita et al. method. A strong heating rate dependence of
the activation energywas observed. The variation of the activation energywas analyzed by the application of the
three isoconversional methods, of Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS), Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO), and Vyazovkin.
These methods confirm that the activation energy of crystallization is not constant but varies with the degree of
crystallization and hence with temperature. This variation indicates that the transformation from amorphous to
crystalline phase is a complex process involving different mechanisms of nucleation and growth. On the other
hand, the validity of the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami (JMA) model to describe the crystallization process for the
studied composition was discussed. Results obtained by directly fitting the experimental DSC to the calculated
DSC curve indicate that the crystallization process of the Se90Te10 glass cannot be satisfactorily described by
the JMA model. In general, simulation results indicate that the Sestak–Berggren (SB) model is more suitable to
describe the crystallization kinetics.