Local motifs in GeS${}_2$-Ga${}_2$S${}_3$ glasses

Abstract

The structure of (GeS${}_2$)${}_{0.75}$(Ga${}_2$S${}_3$)${}_{0.25}$ and (GeS${}_2$)${}_{0.83}$(Ga${}_2$S${}_3$)${}_{0.17}$ glasses was investigated by Raman scattering, high energy X-ray diffraction and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements at the Ga and Ge K-edges. The reverse Monte Carlo simulation technique (RMC) was used to obtain structural models compatible with diffraction and EXAFS datasets. It was found that the coordination number of Ga is close to four. While Ge atoms have only S neighbors, Ga binds to S as well as to Ga atoms showing a violation of chemical ordering in GeS${}_2$-Ga${}_2$S${}_3$ glasses. Analysis of the corner- and edge-sharing between [GeS${}_{4/2}$] units revealed that about 30% of germanium atoms participate in the edge-shared tetrahedra.

arXiv comment23 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Journal of Alloys and Compounds

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