The self-organized phase of bulk PxSe1 − x glasses

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2003 EDP Sciences
, , Citation D. G. Georgiev et al 2003 EPL 62 49 DOI 10.1209/epl/i2003-00361-2

0295-5075/62/1/49

Abstract

Modulated Scanning Calorimetry shows the non-reversing heat flow near Tg to display a sharply defined global minimum in the 0.28 < x < 0.40 range, identified with the self-organized phase (SOP) of titled glasses. 31P NMR, Raman scattering and constraint counting algorithms suggest this phase to consist of two distinct global morphologies; a Se-rich backbone that has a dimensionality 2 < d < 3, and P-rich ribbons that have d ≃ 1. The ribbons dominate the physical behavior of stressed rigid (0.40 < x < 0.50) glasses with unusual consequences.

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10.1209/epl/i2003-00361-2