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We propose a microscopic, phenomenological model for the decrease in the viscosity observed at glass transition. Our model is primarily applicable to chalcogenide glasses. According to this model, the decrease in the viscosity at glass transition is mainly due to the breaking of the Van der Waals bonds in the chalcogenides. Using this model, we derive a relationship between the glass transition temperature,T g ,and the molar volume V m.The validity of this relation is checked using experimental data available in the literature for two binary systems (Ge-Se and As-S) and a pseudo-binary system (As 40 Se x Te 60-x .
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Thiruvikraman, P.K. Rings, chains and planes: Variation ofT g with composition in chalcogenide glasses. Bull Mater Sci 29, 371–374 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704137
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