High Temperature IR Glasses.

Abstract

The introduction of Ag in Si-As-Te glasses permits the incorporation of Se, otherwise volatile and, or degradable as a constituent in Si-containing chalcogenide glasses. Si-As-Ag-Te-Se glasses exhibit much higher softening ranges and glass transition temperatures than encountered in known chalcogenide systems. A glass Si(35)As(15)Ag(10)Te(20)Se(20) had the viscosity log eta=13 at about 500C, as compared to 370C for the base glass Si(35)As(25)Te(40), the viscosity of log eta=9.8 at about 560C, as compared to 442C for the base glass Si(35)As(25)Te(40). Phase separation occurs in the system Si-As-Ag-Te-Se and becomes manifest in two glass transitions indicated by changes in the slopes of the expansion curves and breaks in the softening point-composition relations. The existence and behavior of Si-As-Ag-Te-Se glasses suggests the possible development of higher Tg ir transparencies and higher Tg low band gap semiconductor glasses than described so far. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749958

Entities

People

  • Henry E. Anthonis
  • Norbert J. Kreidl
  • Werner Ratzenbock

Organizations

  • Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Energy Bands
  • Glass
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • High Temperature
  • Optical Materials
  • Phase Separation
  • Semiconductors
  • Softening
  • Softening Point
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions
  • Viscosity

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene