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Influence of silver introduction on glass-transition and crystallization processes in As40Se30Te30 glass

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The investigation of the glass transition process and crystallization, along with the analysis of the crystallization kinetics, is conducted on chalcogenide As40Se30Te30 glass with different concentrations of silver (0, 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, and 17 at.%). The differential scanning calorimetry technique is employed at different heating rates to examine these phenomena. It is demonstrated that the glass undergoes minimal structural changes during the glass transition process. Glass transition temperatures as well as apparent activation energies are determined. Measurements indicated that in certain examined compositions, thermally induced crystallization manifests as a complex process wherein multiple structural units crystallize. In compositions containing 3 and 7 at.% of Ag, two separate crystallization processes are observed. It was shown that the commonly used Johnson–Mehl–Avrami model does not describe crystallization processes of the investigated glass well enough. Additional analysis was conducted using the Sestak-Breggren kinetic model. The apparent activation energies were determined using Kissinger, Mahadevan, and Augis-Bennett models, falling within the range from 93 to 128 kJ mol−1. To track changes in activation energy during the crystallization process itself, isoconversional models such as Vyzovkin, Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose, and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall were employed. It is observed that the introduction of silver contributes to the stabilization of the chalcogenide matrix. Concurrently, the activation energies exhibit a decreasing trend with minor fluctuations. The presence of a singular crystallization peak attributed to the AgAsSe2 structural unit in samples containing over 9 at.% of Ag is a notable feature that holds promise for the further application of the investigated glass.

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The authors acknowledge financial support of the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (Contract No. 142-451-3476/2023-01/2) through project “Novel chalcogenide materials for efficient transformation and use of energy”; of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation (Contract No. 451-03-65/2024-03/200156) and the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad through project “Scientific and Artistic Research Work of Researchers in Teaching and Associate Positions at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad” (No. 01-3394/1). O. Bošák have been supported by the Slovak Science Foundation, projects APVV DS-FR-19-0036, APVV 22-0146 and by the European Regional Development Fund, Research and Innovation Operational Program, contract no. ITMS2014+: 313011W085.

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Vigi, R., Bošák, O., Štrbac, D. et al. Influence of silver introduction on glass-transition and crystallization processes in As40Se30Te30 glass. J Therm Anal Calorim (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-024-13253-x

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