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Optical, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Ga 2 Se 3 ‐Added GLS Glass
Author(s) -
Ravagli Andrea,
Craig Christopher,
Alzaidy Ghada A.,
Bastock Paul,
Hewak Daniel W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201606329
Subject(s) - materials science , selenium , gallium , glass transition , analytical chemistry (journal) , sulfide , argon , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , polymer
Gallium lanthanum sulfide glass (GLS) has been widely studied in the last 40 years for middle‐infrared applications. In this work, the results of the substitution of selenium for sulphur in GLS glass are described. The samples are prepared via melt‐quench method in an argon‐purged atmosphere. A wide range of compositional substitutions are studied to define the glass‐forming region of the modified material. The complete substitution of Ga 2 S 3 by Ga 2 Se 3 is achieved by involving new higher quenching rate techniques compared to those containing only sulfides. The samples exhibiting glassy characteristics are further characterized. In particular, the optical and thermal properties of the sample are investigated in order to understand the role of selenium in the formation of the glass. The addition of selenium to GLS glass generally results in a lower glass transition temperature and an extended transmission window. Particularly, the IR edge is found to be extended from about 9 µm for GLS glass to about 15 µm for Se‐added GLS glass defined by the 50% transmission point. Furthermore, the addition of selenium does not affect the UV edge dramatically. The role of selenium is hypothesized in the glass formation to explain these changes.