Direct evidence for stiffness threshold in chalcogenide glasses

被引:278
作者
Feng, XW
Bresser, WJ
Boolchand, P
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[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4422
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Raman scattering in GexX1-x glasses, X = S or Se, reveals that the frequency of A(1) modes of corner-sharing Ge(X-1/2)(4) tetrahedra displays a discontinuous jump between x = 0.225 and x = 0.230, which coincides with a minimum in the nonreversing heat flow at the glass transition T-g established from modulated differential scanning calorimetry. These results constitute direct evidence for a stiffness threshold at a mean coordination [r](c) = 2.46(1), which is well described by mean-field constraint counting procedures.
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页码:4422 / 4425
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