germanium and silver-iodide

A serious of tellurium based chalcogenide glass were prepared and investigated. As it being transparent nearly up to 25 μm and strong anti-hydrability, it becomes an optimized material for far-infrared application. Here, AgI was incorporated into the glasses acting as a glass modifier. With the help of AgI, a highest glass transition temperature, T(g) (151 °C) can be obtained. Detailed physics and chemic properties of the glasses were analyzed with DTA and XRD. The infrared optical transmission spectra were studied with the help of FTIR and Raman test. A purifying process was adopted to eliminate the affections of impurities in the tellurium glass. These serious of glasses are all high transparent in the 8-20 μm region, which fits for the applications of far-infrared optic imaging and sensing.

Topics: Chalcogens; Germanium; Glass; Iodides; Optical Phenomena; Physical Phenomena; Silver Compounds; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Spectrum Analysis, Raman; Tellurium; Temperature; X-Ray Diffraction

GeS₂-In₂S₃-KI/AgI chalcohalide glasses were prepared by traditional melt-quenching method and the glass-forming region was determined. The dependence of glass properties on composition as formula of (100 - x)(0.75GeS₂-0.25In₂S₃) - x(In₂S₃-KI/AgI) was investigated. The allowed indirect transition of samples was calculated according to the classical Tauc equation. The results show that 50 mol% AgI can be introduced in the glassy matrix while only 40 mol% of KI can be incorporated in the GeS₂-In₂S₃-KI glass system. GeS₂-In₂ S₃-AgI glass system has larger density, higher refractive index and better thermal stability, while GeS₂-In₂S₃-KI glass system has shorter visible cut-off wavelength and higher optical band gap.

Topics: Chalcogens; Germanium; Glass; Iodides; Optics and Photonics; Phase Transition; Potassium Iodide; Silver Compounds; Sulfides; Temperature