Nanocomposite (S₃Sb₂) _x(S₂Ge)_100-xchalcogenide glasses: structural and physical properties

The current paper shows the different effects of the incorporation of sulfur (S)-antimony (Sb) on both the structural and physical properties of nanocomposite (S3Sb2) x (S2Ge)100-x chalcogenide glass for x = 15, 30, 45 and 60. Different physical parameters such as lone-pair electrons, average coordination number, interatomic spacing and field of strength increase with the addition of antimony-sulfur, while other parameters such as heat of atomization and polaron radius show the reverse behavior. The stoichiometry (R > 1) shows that the studied compounds are rich in chalcogen atoms, and an increase in lone-pair electrons indicates the good glass-forming ability of the studied compound.