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Title: Investigations on the structure of Pb-Ge-Se glasses

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4947873· OSTI ID:22608653
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  1. Materials Physics Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603 102 (India)

Chalcogenide glasses have attracted much attention because of their potential application in various solid state devices. In the present work, we report here the detailed thermal, structural, microstructural studies on Pb{sub x}Ge{sub 42-x}Se{sub 58} with (0 ≤ x ≤ 20) glasses. The influence of Pb content on the glass transition temperature, specific heat, and non-reversing enthalpy is observed and discussed qualitatively The Raman spectroscopic studies on the all the glass compositions are carried out and deconvoluted into different structural units. The positron annihilation life-time spectroscopy (PALS) studies helped to understand the nature of defect states present in the glassy system and its variation with Pb content. The concentration of charged defect centers is found to increase, whereas the open volume defect concentration decreases with Pb content in these glasses.

OSTI ID:
22608653
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1731, Issue 1; Conference: DAE solid state physics symposium 2015, Uttar Pradesh (India), 21-25 Dec 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English