Optical signature of structural relaxation in glassy As10Se90

Temperature dependence of optical transmission in the fundamental optical absorption edge region is studied through the glass transition interval for the typical representative of fragile As-Se glasses. Near-linear temperature dependence of the optical characteristics is observed for the non-aged As...

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Published in:Journal of non-crystalline solids 2010-05, Vol.356 (23-24), p.1149-1152
Main Authors: GOLOVCHAK, R, KOZDRAS, A, SHPOTYUK, O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Bleaching
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Differential scanning calorimetry
Endothermic reactions
Equations of state, phase equilibria, and phase transitions
Exact sciences and technology
Glass
Glass transition
Glass transitions
Liquids
Optical properties
Physics
Specific phase transitions
Temperature dependence
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Summary:Temperature dependence of optical transmission in the fundamental optical absorption edge region is studied through the glass transition interval for the typical representative of fragile As-Se glasses. Near-linear temperature dependence of the optical characteristics is observed for the non-aged As10Se90 glass through the whole investigated range of temperatures, while a well-expressed non-linear peculiarity in the vicinity of glass transition is recorded for the 1year and 20years aged samples. It is associated with restoration of the optical properties of supercooled liquid during glass-to-supercooled liquid transition and is directly observed in the temperature range where the endothermic peak in DSC curves is observed. It is shown that long-term physical ageing at normal conditions results in a bleaching effect. Observed phenomenon is discussed in terms of the microstructural model of natural physical ageing developed recently.
ISSN:0022-3093
1873-4812
DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.04.008