Network Structure in GeS2-Sb2S3 Chalcogenide Glasses: Raman Spectroscopy and Phase Transformation Study

作者:Lin Changgui*; Li Zhuobin; Ying Lei; Xu Yinsheng; Zhang Peiqing; Dai Shixun; Xu Tiefeng; Nie Qiuhua
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116(9): 5862-5867.
DOI:10.1021/jp208614j

摘要

Structural order beyond the next-nearest-neighbor structural units is of great interest in network glasses, especially in chalcogenide glasses, but little specific description can be reached. Here, the structure of pseudobinary (100 - x)GeS2-xSb(2)S(3) chalcogenide glasses is elucidated using differential scanning calorimetry, Raman scattering, and laser-induced phase transformation experiments over its full range (0 <= x <= 100) of compositions. We observe two compositional thresholds of x = 40 and 50 in the calorimetric experiments, which are confirmed by Raman scattering and laser-induced phase transformation studies, respectively. Three structural features can be derived from these results: the structural motifs in this glass network are the [SbS3] pyramid and [GeS4] tetrahedra, respectively; at x >= 40, the connection between [GeS4] tetrahedra vanishes; and at x >= 50, the aggregation of four [SbS3] units happens, preparing for the laser-induced crystallization of Sb2S3 crystallites. Combined with valuable indication from the topological thresholds, a specific structural model covering the arrangement of structural units in a large atomic scale is clarified, which can perfectly explain all the experimental results. This work provides a new way to get insight into the intermediate-range order of glass networks and understand their related physical properties.

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