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Intermediate Range Order in SixSe1−x Glasses*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

S. Susman
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
R. W. Johnson
Affiliation:
Laboratory Graduate Participant, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
D. L. Price
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
K. J. Volin
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
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Abstract

Six (chalcogen)1−x glasses represent a class of amorphous, binary, semiconducting solids of increasing theoretical and technological importance. In our laboratory, attention has been directed to these systems since they can form the basis of a remarkable series of fast ion conducting glasses. These vitreous materials are being considered as solid electrolytes for advanced electrochemical cells of high specific energy. For example, when stoichiometric SiS 2 is appropriately combined with Na2S, a Na-ion conducting glass results that has a room-temperature Na-ion conductivity that is several orders of magnitude greater than that of its oxide counterpart [1].The structures and defects present in these alkali-modified, ternary glasses are not known [2]. In fact, until recently, there has been a paucity of attention directed to the “simple” binary glass systems Si/S, Si/Se, and Si/Te. Therefore, four years ago, we began a systematic study of the structure and dynamics of Si xS1 SixSe1−x, and SixTe1−x covalent glasses. Of necessity, an interdisciplinary approach was adopted.

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