Building block modeling technique: Application to ternary chalcogenide glasses g-Ge2As4Se4 and g-AsGe0.8Se0.8

被引:10
作者
Cai, B. [1 ]
Zhang, X. [2 ]
Drabold, D. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ohio Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Athens, OH 45701 USA
[2] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX 77030 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2011年 / 83卷 / 09期
关键词
AMORPHOUS-SILICON; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.83.092202
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
For some glasses, there are fundamental units, "building blocks" (BBs), that exist in both the liquid and glassy phases. In this Brief Report, we introduce a systematic modeling technique based on the concept of BBs and obtain ab initio models of g-Ge2As4Se4 and g-AsGe0.8Se0.8. The total radial distribution function of g-Ge2As4Se4 shows pleasing agreement with experimental data. The partial pair-correlation functions are predicted for both g-Ge2As4Se4 and g-AsGe0.8Se0.8. The coordination statistics indicate that the "8-N" rule is often violated in these two ternary chalcogenide glasses. The electronic density of states with inverse participation ratio analysis is also reported.
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