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Thermal properties of chalcogenide-halide glasses in the system: Ge-S-I

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Chaicogenide-halide glasses in the series [Ge0.3S0.7]100-xIx where 0≤x≤30 have been prepared and have potential applications as short length infrared optical fibres. Asx is increased the expansion coefficient increases, in addition the glass transformation temperature and onset temperature of mass loss both decrease as determined by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry, respectively. Melt viscosities in the range 107–1010.7 Pa s have been determined via penetration viscometry and isoviscous points are at lower temperatures asx increases. These results have been discussed in relation to known structural information and the fragility of the melts has been compared. Predicted fibre drawing temperatures tend to lie close to the onset of mass loss.

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Es wurden Chalkogenid-Halogenid-GlÄser der Zusammensetzung [Ge0.3S0.7] 100-xIxmit 0≤x≤30 hergestellt. Sie besitzen potentielle Anwendungsmöglich-keiten als optische Fasern im kurzen IR-Bereich. Mit der Zunahme von x steigt auch der Ausdehnungskoeffizient. Wie durch DSC und TG ermittelt, nehmen jedoch dabei sowohl die Glasumwandlungstemperatur als auch die Anfangstemperatur des Massenverlustes ab. Die mittels Penetrationsviskosimetrie bestimmten ViskositÄten der Schmelze liegen im Bereich 107 bis 1010.7 und durch Ansteigen vonx werden isoviskose Punkte in Richtung niedrigerer Temperaturen verschoben. Die Ergebnisse wurden im Hinblick auf bekannte Informationen über die Struktur diskutiert und die Sprödigkeit der Schmelzen miteinander verglichen. Vorausgesagte Faserziehtemperaturen liegen nahe bei den Anfangstemperaturen für den Massenverlust.

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Financial support for this work from British Telecom Research Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, U.K., in the form of an SERC CASE award for M. A. Hemingway is gratefully acknowledged.

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Seddon, A.B., Hemingway, M.A. Thermal properties of chalcogenide-halide glasses in the system: Ge-S-I. Journal of Thermal Analysis 37, 2189–2203 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01905586

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