Sb Inclusions Research Articles

Sb induced effect on glass transition, crystallization kinetics and optical properties of Se96Sn4 alloy

Se96-xSn4Sbx (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8) glassy alloys were prepared using the melt quench technique. Thermal measurements were carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in non-isothermal mode. Kissinger and Moynihan methods are used for glass transition kinetics, while Kissinger, Takhor, and Augis-Bennet methods are used to study crystallization kinetics. The inclusion of Sb in the alloy increased the glass transition temperature (Tg), activation energy of the glass transition (Et), and activation energy of crystallisation (Ec). The chemical bond approach has been used to explain the results. The rising trend of Ec is explained by the production of SnSe4/2 structural units with energies greater than those of Se–Se and Se–Sb bonds, increasing the degree of cross-linking. The dimensionality of crystal growth changes from one to two with the addition of Sb to the Se-Sn alloy. The criterion for thermal stability was addressed by using the enthalpy emitted during the crystallization process. In addition, Kubelka-Munk transformation and Tauc plots were used to calculate the band gaps. The energy gap (Eg) decreases from 3.72 to 1.60 eV as the Sb concentration increases from 0 to 8 atm%.

Investigations of structural, optical and transport property of Sb-doped SnO2 compounds for optoelectronics application

Recently extensive research into the potential uses of oxide materials doped with non-magnetic elements in optoelectronic and spintronic devices has been carried out. In this work, the structural, optical and transport property of the Sn1−xSbxO2 (x = 0–0.10) compounds were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, UV–vis photo-spectrometer and Hall-effect measurements. For preparation of the samples, the solid-state reaction technique was utilized. Based on the measurement and analysis of the XRD data, it was revealed that these prepared materials were crystallized in a single tetragonal rutile phase of SnO2. Moreover, the XRD data indicated that the solubility limit of Sb was only upto 8 % and thereafter secondary phase of Sb2O3 starts to appear. Using the equation developed by Debye and Scherrer, it was discovered that these samples had an average crystallite size that fell somewhere in the range of 32–36 nm. The microstructural investigation using a scanning electron microscope show a nano meter range sphere-shaped morphology. The rutile phase of SnO2 has been reconfirmed by Raman spectroscopy, and it further shows that there is no lattice disorder upon inclusion of Sb into the SnO2 lattice. An analysis of the optical property by means of a UV–vis Photo-spectrometer indicates that the value of optical band gap reduces as the amount of Sb doping in the material increases. Whereas, the optical transmittance value was found to decrease. The Hall effect measurement indicate the p-type behaviour of these samples and the carrier concentration of holes rises with Sb doping concentration.

Structural, dielectric and electrical properties of Se96−xSn4Sbx(x = 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8) glassy alloys

Structural, dielectric and electrical properties of the Se96−xSn4Sbx (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8) glassy alloys, which were prepared by conventional melt quench technique were investigated. The binary sample (x = 0) is polycrystalline, consisting of nanorods stuck with nanoparticles, while the ternary samples (x = 2, 4, 6, and 8) are amorphous. Measured properties, such as the dielectric constant, loss, and conductivity, are found to be functions of temperature and frequency. Dielectric constant and loss are maximum for x = 0 composition and decreased significantly on the inclusion of Sb (ternary compositions). DC and AC conductivities are thermally activated processes for all compositions. With the addition of Sb in place of Se in the studied system, both conductivities have been reduced by several orders of magnitude, accompanied by a change in the conduction mechanism from the CBH model with NVAP to the CBH with IVPA.

36 Inclusion of Different Sources of Ca Salts of Fatty Acids on Productive Responses of Finishing Cattle

Abstract This experiment (d -9 to d 148) evaluated productive responses of feedlot cattle consuming or not different sources of fatty acids (Nutricorp, Araras, SP, Brazil) during the finishing period. Bos taurus-influenced steers (n = 120) were ranked by initial body weight (BW; 410 ± 6 kg) on d -9 and allocated to 1 of 20 pens (6 steers/pen) equipped with Calan gate feeders (American Calan, Northwood, NH) for individual feed delivery. Steers within each pen were randomly assigned to receive a corn-based finishing diet containing or not (CON; n = 30) Ca salts of palm oil (PALM, n = 30), Ca salts of soybean oil (SB, n = 30), or a mixture of Ca salts of palm, soybean, and cottonseed oils (MIX, n = 30) at 2% of the diet (as-fed basis). Within each treatment, 12 steers were shipped to a packing plant on d 93 of the experiment, and the remaining steers on d 148 of the experiment. Steer shrunk BW was recorded on d -9 (initial), and final BW calculated as 63% of hot carcass weight. Initial and final BW were used to calculate average daily gain (ADG). Individual dry matter intake was calculated by measuring dietary weekly offer and refusals. Feed efficiency was measured using steer total body weight gain and total dry matter intake during the experiment. No differences were detected for initial BW (P = 0.99). Final BW, BW gain, and dry matter intake were all greater (P ≤ 0.05) for MIX, PALM and CON compared with SB. Feed efficiency was greater (P ≤ 0.05) for MIX and PALM compared with SB, and also greater (P ≤ 0.05) for MIX compared with CON. Longissimus muscle area was greater (P ≤ 0.05) for MIX and CON compared with PALM. Collectively, inclusion of MIX into a finishing diet increased performance and feed efficiency of feedlot cattle, whereas inclusion of SB was detrimental to these responses.

Influence of Sb inclusion on morphologies and carrier concentration properties of CTS thin films grown by sulfurization of Cu–Sn precursors

The impact of antimony (Sb) inclusion in Cu2SnS3 (CTS) films grown by sulfurization of Sb/Cu–Sn precursors and the growth mechanism of Sb-containing CTS were examined. The CTS grain size depended on the volume of the included Sb. During the sulfurization of the Cu–Sn precursor, S atoms first reacted with the Cu or Sn atoms and formed intermediate phases, such as CuS and SnS2. In addition, Sb acted to form a large-sized CuS grain during the low-temperature sulfurization up to 350 °C. The excess Sb tended to form Sb2S3 during the sulfurization, most of which disappeared from the upper layer of the CTS films due to re-evaporation. The carrier concentration of the Sb-included CTS tended to decrease from compensation with Cu vacancies. The experimental results obtained in this study may serve as a first step toward achieving the high-quality large grain CTS thin films and high-efficiency CTS solar cells.

Feeding a branded, modified wet corn gluten feed to lactating dairy cows: A meta-regression approach

Our objectives were to identify optimal dietary inclusion for Sweet Bran (SB; Cargill Inc.), a branded, modified wet corn gluten feed product, and determine whether there are other important factors to consider when feeding SB to lactating dairy cattle. Experiments where at least 2 SB concentrations were investigated (n = 12; 50 treatment means) were compiled into a database for meta-regression analysis. Experiments were screened to ensure they reported nutrient and ingredient composition of treatments and milk yield and milk component responses. The meta-regression was conducted using lmer and step functions of the lmerTest package within R (v 4.0.2). Dietary SB interacted with NDF concentration such that greater SB inclusion was associated with increased DMI, but the magnitude of this effect declined with increasing dietary NDF concentration. Milk fat percentage and protein yield were affected by an interaction between dietary forage NDF (fNDF) and SB; increasing fNDF when feeding greater SB inclusions had positive effects on milk fat concentration but negative effects on milk protein yield. Milk fat and protein yield were optimized at 26 and 11% SB inclusion, respectively. Sweet Bran supports increased DMI and milk fat yield when included at 20 to 40% of diet DM, but total diet NDF must be controlled. Results also suggest that moderate fNDF when feeding SB is important. Too little fNDF reduces milk fat percentage, whereas too much reduces protein yield. Finally, feeding greater SB concentrations reduced milk protein yield, suggesting the need to focus on AA balancing.

Effect of Dietary Sugarcane Bagasse Supplementation on Growth Performance, Immune Response, and Immune and Antioxidant-Related Gene Expressions of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Cultured under Biofloc System.

Simple SummarySupplementation of agriculture by-product as functional feed additives in combination with biofloc technology (a sustainable and environmentally friendly technology) has recently gained much attention in aquaculture. In the present study, sugarcane bagasse powder can possibly be applied as a feed additive to improve growth performance, immune response, and immune and antioxidant-related gene expression.We investigated, herein, the effects of dietary inclusion of sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) on Nile tilapia development, mucosal and serum immunities, and relative immune and antioxidant genes. Fish (15.12 ± 0.04 g) were provided a basal diet (SB0) or basal diet incorporated with SB at 10 (SB10), 20 (SB20), 40 (SB40), or 80 (SB80) g kg−1 for 8 weeks. Our results demonstrated that the dietary incorporation of sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) at 20 and 40 g kg−1 significantly ameliorated FW, WG, and SGR as opposed to fish fed basal, SB10, and SB80 diets. However, no significant changes in FCR and survivability were observed between the SB supplemented diets and the control (basal diet). The mucosal immunity exhibited significantly higher SMLA and SMPA activities (p < 0.005) in fish treated with SB diets after eight weeks. The highest SMLA and SMPA levels were recorded in fish fed SB80 followed by SB20, SB40, and SB10, respectively. For serum immunity, fish fed SB incorporated diets significantly ameliorated SL and RB levels (p < 0.05) compared with the control. However, SP was not affected by the inclusion of SB in any diet throughout the experiment. The expression of IL1, IL8, LBP, GSTa, GPX, and GSR genes in the fish liver was significantly increased in fish fed the SB20 and SB10 diets relative to the basal diet fed fish (p < 0.05); whereas only the IL8, LBP, and GPX genes in the intestines were substantially augmented via the SB20 and SB80 diets (p < 0.05). IL1 and GSR were not influenced by the SB incorporated diets (p > 0.05). In summary, sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) may be applied as a feed additive to improve growth performance, immune response, and immune and antioxidant-related gene expression in Nile tilapia.

Transparent conducting SnO2 thin films synthesized by nebulized spray pyrolysis technique: Impact of Sb doping on the different physical properties

The impact of antimony (Sb) doping concentration on the different physical properties of transparent conducting tin oxide (SnO2) thin films synthesized through nebulized spray pyrolysis (NSP) method have been explored systematically. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results reveal the tetragonal cassiterite structure of single phase SnO2 and the decrement of crystallite size with rising Sb doping concentration. Uniform and compact surface morphology with continuous distribution of grains and reduction of grain size with increasing dopant amount are illustrated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The stoichiometry of SnO2 film with 2% Sb doping is confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) study. The optical transmittance is more than 85% in the visible region for undoped film and enhanced in the near infrared (NIR) spectral region for all the films. The transparency is reduced and the optical band gap is found to increase from 3.69 eV to 3.90 eV upon Sb inclusion. The extinction coefficient, refractive index, dielectric constant, dissipation factor, volume energy loss function, surface energy loss function, optical conductivity and optical density of the films are determined and interpreted for different dopant concentrations. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum demonstrates the enhancement of emission intensity with increasing Sb incorporation representing its suitability in the application of solid state lighting. The lowest resistivity of 6.435 × 10−4 Ω cm and the highest carrier concentration of 1.316 × 1021 cm−3 are achieved for the film with 8% Sb doping concentration. The mobility of the studied degenerated films is varied from 54.743 cm2/Vs for undoped films to 7.378 cm2/Vs for 8% Sb doped film and limited by ionized impurity scattering. The film deposited with 2% Sb doping level exhibits the highest figure of merit values in both visible and NIR wavelength region indicating its better role in optoelectronic applications.

Structural, morphological and opto-electrical properties of transparent conducting SnO2 thin films: Influence of Sb doping

ABSTRACT Pure and antimony doped tin oxide (Sb:SnO2) thin solid films were synthesised through a simple and low-cost nebulised spray pyrolysis (NSP) route. The influence of Sb doping on the different physical properties of these films was systematically investigated. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) study exhibited polycrystalline in nature of all films with tetragonal cassiterite structure of single phase SnO2. XRD analysis also revealed the reduction in crystallite size as well as the grain size observed in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with Sb doping concentration. The average transmittance of all the films was greater than 73% at the visible wavelength region and the transparency was reduced by Sb inclusion. The direct optical band gap value was the lowest of 3.94 eV for pure SnO2 and enhanced by Sb doping level. The effects of Sb doping concentration on extinction coefficient, refractive index, dielectric constant, optical conductivity and optical density of the films were examined. Photoluminescence spectrum revealed a broad violet emission peak near 390 nm and Sb doping intensified the peak. Both the resistivity and sheet resistance were found to vary in the range of 1.61 × 10−3 Ω.cm to 3.92 × 10−4 Ω.cm and 32.73 Ω/□ to 134.41 Ω/□, respectively with the variation of Sb doping concentration. The highest mobility and carrier concentration were 54.74 cm2/Vs and 7.02 × 1021 cm−3 for undoped and 10% Sb doped films, respectively. However, the figure of merit was found to be maximum of 1.38 × 10−3 (Ω/cm2)−1 for 5% Sb doping concentration among the films.

Supplementation of diets with tannins from Chestnut wood or an extract from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and effects on in vitro rumen fermentation, protozoa count and methane production.

The aim of the trial was to evaluate the effect of dietary additions of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni extract (SB) and Chestnut wood tannin (CWT) on the in vitro rumen fermentability, protozoal population and methane yield. Both plant products were tested at 3 different levels of inclusion (0.75, 1.50 and 3.00% of incubated dry matter, DM) in a total mixed ration (TMR) for ruminants by using rumen batch culture systems and a rumen inoculum collected from sheep. Total volatile fatty acid concentration, their proportions and gas production were not modified by the plant extracts inclusion, except a significant linear increment of gas production at 24hr for SB (p=.049). Ammonia concentration decreased (p<.05) of about 17% when 1.50 or 3.00% of CWT were included into TMR. Rumen protozoa population was depressed by the SB inclusion (p=.002) with a maximum reduction of 40% at the highest SB dosage, whereas CWT negatively affected total protozoa counts (-19%) only at the dose of 3.00%. In vitro DM and NDF degradability were not affected by the supplementation of SB and CWT, as well as the methane yield. Thus, the addition of SB and CWT decreases the in vitro protozoa population of the rumen with different intensity and without effects on fermentation parameters, apart from a reduction of nitrogen degradability caused by CWT. Despite the effect on protozoa, no decreasing effect on methane production was detected.

Growth performance, breast yield, gastrointestinal ecology and plasma biochemical profile in broiler chickens fed multiple doses of a blend of red, brown and green seaweeds

ABSTRACT 1. A total of 864 d old (male) Ross × Ross 708 broiler chicks were allocated to 48 floor pens (12 pens/treatment and 18 birds/pen) to investigate dose-response of a blend of seaweeds (SB) on growth performance, breast yield, jejunal histomorphology, microbial metabolites and community and plasma biochemical profile. 2. A maize-soybean meal diet was formulated with 0, 5, 10 or 20 g/kg of SB. Diets were formulated for a three-phase feeding programme (starter: d 0–10, grower: d 11–24, and finisher: d 25–42) and met or exceeded Aviagen nutrient specifications. Diets were allocated to pens (n = 12) balanced for body weight (BW). Birds had free access to feed and water, BW and feed intake (FI) were monitored by phase. One bird per pen was randomly selected on d 42, bled for plasma, and samples for intestinal tissue and caecal digesta were taken. Microbial DNA was extracted and submitted for microbial community profile using the Illumina Miseq® platform. 3. In the starter phase, SB linearly (P ≤ 0.01) improved BW, body weight gain (BWG), and FCR. However, the improvement was quadratic, such that there was no further improvement beyond 5 g/kg SB inclusion. Growth performance response to SB in the grower phase was similar to the starter phase, with the exception of FCR (P > 0.05). Overall, from d 0–42, a linear and quadratic (P < 0.01) response was observed for final BW (d 42), whereby birds fed 5, 10 and 20 g/kg SB were heavier than control by 166, 183 and 180 g, respectively. A quadratic (P = 0.03) effect was observed for breast yield in response to SB. There was a quadratic reduction (P < 0.05) in gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and a linear increase in glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) in response to SB. Supplemental SB linearly reduced (P ≤ 0.04) the relative abundance of phylum Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria, and increased the abundance of phylum Firmicutes (linearly; P = 0.02) and Actinobacteria (quadratically; P = 0.03). 4. The data indicated that the optimal inclusion for SB was between 5 and 10 g/kg for improved growth performance and breast yield. However, increased abundance of Firmicutes and actinobacteria in the caecal digesta suggested that the higher doses enhanced prebiotic effects of seaweed components.

Improved stability of gas sensor by inclusion of Sb in nanostructured SnO2 thin films grown on sodalime

In the present work an attempt has been made to improve the stability in the oxygen gas sensing property of SnO2 with Sb doping using low cost sol-gel spin coating techniques. Un-doped and Sb (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 at. %) doped SnO2 thin films were deposited on sodalime glass substrate by spin coating technique at 2500 rpm and annealed at 400 °C. The properties of thin films were investigated by their structural, morphological, optical and electrical analysis for oxygen gas sensing at low operating temperature. The crystalline phase and crystallite size were measured by X-ray diffraction pattern. It was observed that peaks show the polycrystalline nature with the tetragonal crystal structure. Scanning electron microscopic images revealed that all thin films have spherical type morphology. The transmittance spectra were recorded in the wavelength range 200–800 nm and optical band gap was varied from 3.56 eV to 3.92 eV with increasing doping concertation. The I–V measurements were recorded from −5 V to 5 V by two probe method. The highest conductivity was observed for 1 at. % Sb doped SnO2 thin film sample. The gas sensing properties of above thin films were measured as a function of operating temperature in the temperature range from 30 °C to 125 °C and the highest response was obtained for 1 at. % Sb doped SnO2 thin film sample. It has been observed from the experimental results that Sb doped SnO2 thin films exhibit the improved gas response, low operating temperature and good selectivity.

Characterization of Sb doped SnO2 films prepared by spray technique and their application to photocurrent generation

Pure and antimony doped tin oxide films (SnO2:Sb) have been prepared by a chemical spray technique on silica glass substrates. X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV–Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electrochemical impedances spectroscopy (EIS) and electrochemical photocurrent (ECP) measurements were used to characterize the obtained films. The results of XRD indicated that all films exhibited tetragonal cassiterite SnO2 structure. The Sb-doped films showed a transparency more than 70% in the visible region and the Sb inclusion in the cassiterite lattice reduced the transparency in this region. EIS spectra have a single semi-circle in the high frequency region and the diameter of half-circle was found to decrease in the presence of small amount of Sb doping (2%). Electrochemical photocurrent test showed that the maximum increasing current under ultraviolet light was obtained for a doping level of 4%.

Additional effect of coated sodium butyrate 30% in the piglets feeding during the nursery phase

In this study, the objective was to assess the growth performance, rectal microbiological profile, serum and immunological standards, and incidence of diarrhoea in piglets in the nursery phase fed diets with and without the addition of coated sodium butyrate 30% (SB). A total of 80 crossbred piglets (40 entire males and 40 females), with an average initial body weight of 9.47 ± 1.03 kg, were distributed in a randomised block design, with four treatments repeated twice in the two blocks and five piglets of the same gender per experimental unit. The treatments comprised a combination of two feeds, formulated based on corn and soybean meal with and without 0.1% SB inclusion as an additional product, and both genders, fed from of the pre-starter I diet. SB did not affect (p &gt; 0.05) the growth performance and rectal microbiological profile of the piglets, but efficiently (p = 0.05) controlled the incidence of diarrhoea. The average values of the characteristics measured in the blood of the piglets were within the normal physiological parameters of the species. The inclusion of SB in commercial feed did not alter the growth performance and rectal microbiological profile of nursery piglets under low sanitary challenge conditions. However, the organic acid efficiently reduced gastrointestinal disorders that cause diarrhoea, with diarrhoea incidence rates of 2.68 and 4.46% for piglets fed with and without the inclusion of the additional organic acid, respectively.

Growth and characterisation of MnSb(0 0 0 1)/InGaAs(1 1 1)A epitaxial films

MnSb layers have been grown on InxGa1-xAs(1 1 1) A virtual substrates using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The effects of both substrate temperature (Tsub) and Sb/Mn beam flux ratio (JSb/Mn) were investigated. The surface morphology, layer and interface structural quality, and magnetic properties have been studied for a 3 × 3 grid of Tsub and JSb/Mn values. Compared to known optimal MBE conditions for MnSb/GaAs(1 1 1) [Tsub = 415°C,JSb/Mn = 6.5], a lower substrate temperature is required for sharp interface formation when growing MnSb on In0.48Ga0.52As(1 1 1) A [Tsub = 350°C,JSb/Mn = 6.5]. At high flux ratio (JSb/Mn = 9.5) elemental Sb is readily incorporated into MnSb films. At higher substrate temperatures and lower flux ratios, (In,Ga) Sb inclusions in the MnSb are formed, as well as MnAs inclusions within the substrate. The Sb and (In,Ga) Sb inclusions are epitaxial, while MnAs inclusions are endotaxial, i.e. all have a crytallographic relationship to the substrate and epilayer. MBE optimisation towards different device structures is discussed along with results from a two-stage growth scheme.

Crystalline GaSb-core optical fibers with room-temperature photoluminescence

Glass-clad, GaSb-core fibers were drawn and subsequently laser annealed. The as-drawn fibers were found to be polycrystalline, possess Sb inclusions, and have oxide contamination concentrations of less than 3 at%. Melting and resolidifying regions in the cores using 10.6 µm CO2 laser radiation yielded single crystalline zones with enhanced photoluminescence (PL), including the first observation of strong room temperature PL from a crystalline core fiber. Annealed fibers show low values of tensile strain and a bandgap close to that of bulk GaSb.

Structural and optical analyses of polycrystalline Zn1−xSbxSe thin films prepared by resistive heating technique

Here we report the influence of Sb doping on the structural and optical properties of Zn1−xSbxSe (0⩽x⩾0.15) thin films prepared by thermal evaporation technique on glass substrate. Various characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), EDS, Raman spectroscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometer are employed to assess the structural and optical properties of the deposited films. XRD analysis reveals the formation of polycrystalline cubic structure having preferred growth orientation along (111) plane without any evidence of secondary phases. Crystallographic parameters like grain size, micro strain, dislocation density, number of crystallites per unit area and texture coefficient point out the structural modification in ZnSe films with Sb inclusion. Raman analysis shows the existence of three 1LO, 2LO and 3LO phonon modes at 251, 511 and 745cm−1 in pure ZnSe while 3LO mode disappears by the incorporation of Sb atoms in ZnSe matrix. Increase in FWHM of Raman peaks with Sb concentration also indicates the change in crystalline quality of ZnSe films which is in accordance with our XRD results. Spectroscopic ellipsometry results demonstrate a decreasing trend for the optical band gap energy (from 2.61eV to 1.81eV) with increasing Sb content.

Ferromagnetism of GaSb (2% Mn) alloy

A polycrystalline sample of composition GaSb + 2% Mn was prepared by melt quenching. Manganese substitutes for gallium positions to form limited solid solution Ga1 − x Mn x Sb, as shown by X-ray powder diffraction and SEM, but most manganese is consumed in the formation of magnetically ordered Mn1.1Sb inclusions having the Curie point T C ≈ 560 K, as shown by magnetic studies.

Properties of thermoelectric Zn–Sb type material directly synthesized by spark plasma sintering

The aim of the work was to investigate a possibility of a direct synthesis of Zn4Sb3 compound by spark plasma sintering and evaluate the influence of the synthesis parameters on the materials properties. Materials with various initial compositions are sintered to multiphase samples composed of a Zn4Sb3 matrix in which ZnSb, Zn and Sb inclusions are found. For each initial stoichiometry, the temperature and sintering duration are limited in a different manner by decomposition of desired β-Zn4Sb3 phase. High concentration of inclusions is evidenced to degrade thermoelectric properties of Zn–Sb type materials. A high Power Factor of 1200μW/(mK2) was found in the material of stoichiometric starting composition at 580K. An interesting correlation between improvement of thermoelectric properties and zinc depletion of the β-Zn4Sb3 phase was discovered.

Metal-induced Effect of Antimony Addition on Some Physico-chemical Properties of Se80Te20 Inorganic Glass

Chalcogenide glasses are well known advanced functional materials for widely use in phase change optical recording technology. The present papers reports our novel research work regarding the metal-induced effects of Sb on some significant physico-chemical properties (coordination number, constraints, density, molar volume, cohesive energy, heat of atomization etc) of binary Se80Te20 glass. Our results indicate that there is a strong correlation between the structural modifications and significant variation in various physico-chemical parameters of parent glassy alloy after inclusion of Sb.