Density-driven defect-mediated network collapse of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">GeSe</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></math></span> glass - CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Biophysical Reviews and Letters Année : 2014

Density-driven defect-mediated network collapse of GeSe2 glass

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The evolution in structure of the prototypical network-forming glass GeSe2 is investigated at pressures up to∼16 GPa by using a combination of neutron diffraction and first-principles molecular dynamics. The neutrondiffraction work at pressures8.2 GPa employed themethod of isotope substitution, and the molecular dynamicssimulations were performed with two different exchange-correlation functionals, the Becke-Lee-Yang-Parr(BLYP) and the hybrid Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof HSE06. The results show density-driven structural transformationsthat differ substantially from those observed in common oxide glasses such as SiO2 and GeO2. Edge-sharingtetrahedra persist as important structural motifs until a threshold pressure of∼8.5GPa is attained,whereupon amediatingrole is found for homopolar bonds in the appearance of higher coordinated Ge-centered polyhedra. Thesemechanisms of network transformation are likely to be generic for the class of glass-forming materials wherehomopolar bonds and fragility-promoting edge-sharing motifs are prevalent in the ambient-pressure network

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hal-01093430 , version 1 (10-12-2014)

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Kamil Wezka, Assil Bouzid, Keiron J. Pizzey, Philip S. Salmon, Anita Zeidler, et al.. Density-driven defect-mediated network collapse of GeSe2 glass. Biophysical Reviews and Letters, 2014, 90 (5), pp.054206. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.90.054206⟩. ⟨hal-01093430⟩
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