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Bulk amorphous samples of Te-substituted Sn10Sb20Se70−X Te X (0≤X≤12) were prepared using a melt quenching technique. Calorimetric studies of the samples were performed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the glass transition temperature and crystallization temperature were evaluated from DSC scans. The glass transition temperature T g exhibits a sharp decrease for small Te substitution of X=2, thereafter increases with increase in Te content up to X=10, and then decreases for further Te substitution. The apparent activation energy for glass transition and the activation energy for crystallization were calculated using Kissinger, modified Kissinger, and Matusita equations. The change in glass transition temperature T g has been explained based on the bond formation energy of different heteropolar bonds. The optical band gap of thermally evaporated thin films of Sn10Sb20Se70−X Te X (0≤X≤12) was calculated from reflectance and transmittance data. The optical band gap variation with tellurium content exhibits a sharp decrease for an initial tellurium substitution of X=2 similar to that of the glass transition temperature and thereafter a peak is observed in optical band gap around X=4 composition.
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Chander, R., Thangaraj, R. Thermal and optical analysis of Te-substituted Sn–Sb–Se chalcogenide semiconductors. Appl. Phys. A 99, 181–187 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5486-6
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