International Journal of New Horizons in Physics
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Journal

International Journal of New Horizons in Physics


Volume
& Issue

Volume 4, Issue 2


Published
on

July 1, 2017


Pages

49-54


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Article

Controlling the Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Se 82In18 Chalcogenide Glass

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Authors

A. M. Abd Elnaeim* Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azahar University, 71542 Assiut, Egypt.


Abstract

The present work deals with the accurately determination of the activation energy of crystallization ($E_c$), the frequency factor ($K_o$), the reaction order ($n$) without any approximation for amorphous Se$_{82}$In$_{18}$ glass. Both the $E_c$ and $K_o$ values were determined using Afify, Augis and Bennett and Kissinger methods. In comparison between the three methods one can note that, Kissinger's method isn't suitable to determine $k_0$. This is because that, the $K_o$(Kissinger) is too small compared with that determined by Afify or Augis and Bennett's method. Using the $E_c$ and $K_o$ values the overall reaction rate ($K$) has been calculated as a function of temperature. Where $k$ and $t$ is already known then Avrami's equation can be solved for the unknown quantity which is the reaction order ($n$) as well as recently published. Unlike other methods such as Afify, Augis and Bennett's and others, this method helps one to determine $n$ value without any approximations. The calculated values of the crystallization fraction, $X_{th}$, are in excellent agreement with that determined using the partial area technique experimentally determined, $X_{exp}$.


Keywords

Chalcogenide glasses, Melt quenching, Non-Ithothermal technique, Thermal analysis, Reaction order


Citation

Abd Elnaeim, A. M. (2017). Controlling the crystallization kinetics of amorphous se 82In18 chalcogenide glass. International Journal of New Horizons in Physics, 4(2), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.18576/ijnhp/040204

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