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Non-isothermal kinetic analysis on the crystallization process in Se–S glassy system

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In the present study samples of Se100 − x S x has been prepared by conventional melt-quenching technique in the composition range 5 ≤ x ≤ 20 (at.%). The crystallization process in glassy system was investigated under non-isothermal condition using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min heating rates (ϕ). The DSC traces have been analyzed in terms of activation energy (ΔE c) and Avrami exponent (n) using different models viz. the Starink, Flynn–Wall–Ozawa, the Friedman–Ozawa, Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose equations. The composition dependence on the glass transition temperature (T g), the crystallization temperature (T c), and the peak temperatures (T p) of the samples were also determined. The analysis shows that the incorporation of sulfur content has a strong influence on the crystallization mechanism for the Se–S glassy system.

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    Nadeem Musahwar, M. Husain & M. Zulfequar

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Centre of Excellence in Materials Science (Nanomaterials), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202 002, India

    Wasi Khan

  3. King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 114 51, Saudi Arabia

    M. A. Majeed Khan

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Musahwar, N., Khan, W., Husain, M. et al. Non-isothermal kinetic analysis on the crystallization process in Se–S glassy system. J Therm Anal Calorim 110, 823–829 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-011-1972-0

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