Photoexpansion study of chalcogenide glasses based on germanium and arsenium sulphide
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| Author(s): |
Sandra Helena Messaddeq
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2003-09-17 |
| Examining board members: |
Maximo Siu Li;
Antonio Carlos Hernandes;
Oscar Peitl Filho;
Paulo Sérgio Pizani;
Antonio Ricardo Zanatta
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| Advisor: | Maximo Siu Li |
| Abstract | |
We report the photoinduced phenomena observed in two chalcogenide glass compositions: Ga IOGe2SS6eSGasGe2sAssS6s. These glasses present several photoinduced phenomena when exposed to light having energy comparable to bandgap energy. Systematic study has been carried out in function of power density, exposure time and wavelength. Samples exposed to energy above the bandgap the photoexpansion, photorefraction and photobleaching has been observed. Otherwise, to energy below the bandgap a photodarkening was detected without volume variation. These phenomena are irreversible since the surface does not restore the original structure when annealing to the glass transition temperature. To Characterize and understand the mechanism processes of the photoexpansíon effect, atomíc force mícroscopy, perfilometry, absorption spectra, ínfrared absorption, Raman, EDX, EXAFS and RBS has been used before and after illumination of the glass samples. The EXAFS, infrared, RBS and EDX data showed that íllumínatíon leads to an introduction of oxygen ín the glass structure breaking Ge-S intermolecular bonds followed by the formatíon of Ge-O bonds. We observed that the magnitude of the photoínduced expansíon of the GaGeS glass ís strongly dependent on the atmosphere used. Comparative study has been performed between glass and filmo Infrared and Raman data shown a different bonding behavior ín the film prepared prevíously from the glass. Under irradíation, the same photoínduced phenomenon already detected on the glass samples are observed on the thin film and also characterized systematically. As applícation of the photoinduced phenomenon, photoexpansíon effect has been used to produce díffraction gratíngs. Atomic mícroscopy images and diffractíon efficiency data indícate that photoexpansíon leads to relíef gratíng on the glass surface (AU) | |