Compositional changes of the first sharp diffraction peak in binary selenide glasses

Abstract

Compositional changes of the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP) in the measured structure factor have been studied for several binary selenide glasses using pulsed-neutron and high-energy x-ray diffraction techniques. The observed variations in the FSDP (factor of 10 in the amplitude and $\ensuremath{\approx}0.5\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\AA{}}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ in the peak position) reflect multiple aspects in the glass network on both the short- and intermediate-range scales and are also correlated with macroscopic properties. An empirical relation has been discovered relating the compositional dependence of the FSDP position to the local coordination number of the guest atom.