High-energy shift of Boson peak and its broadening in crystallization regime : A qualitative aspect
High-energy shift of Boson peak and its broadening in crystallization regime : A qualitative aspect
复制标题
玻色子峰的高能位移及其在结晶范围中的展宽:定性方面
DOI:
10.1143/jpsj.80.095003
复制
发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
藤原巧
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
高橋儀宏;長田実;井原梨恵;藤原巧
Inelastic light scattering (ie, Brillouin and Raman) can provide information about chemical bonding and coordination states, making it an efficient technique for studying amorphous matter in supercooled liquid (SCL) and melt regimes. 1–3) Several studies have reported that, during crystallization (which occurs between these regimes), binary system glasses exhibit anomalous elastic behavior [ie, simultaneous occurrence of increases in sound velocity (or elasticity), which is estimated by Brillouin spectra] and significant damping. 4, 5) Such behavior has also been reported in the low-energy vibration mode ($1 THz) of Raman scattering (known as the Boson peak, BP) during transition from SCL to crystals (SCL–crystal transition). 6, 7) Although the anomalies appear to be related to the crystallization phenomenon, in-depth analysis has not been conducted yet. Therefore, in this study, in order to obtain additional information concerning the anomaly in the crystallization regime, we prepared an appropriate sample for the in situ observation of the BP and examined the behavior of the BP under nonisothermal and isothermal heating conditions. For observing crystallization dynamics through inelastic light scattering, glass samples that show a strong tendency of homogeneous nucleation are preferable because the samples have a large interface, at which the SCL–crystal transition occurs. 7) Since a BaSi2O5 glass possesses high nucleation ability 8) and TiO2 is known to be an effective nucleation reagent in a silicate glass system, we prepared the glasses in which SiO2 was substituted by TiO2, ie, BaTixSi2¿ xO5 (x º 0 {0: 25), using a melt-quenching technique (melting condition: 1773K for 1h). The as-quenched samples were annealed at each glass-transition temperature (Tg)[Fig. 1 (b)] for 20 h to obtain nucleated samples. This was done because for glass with a homogeneous nucleation trend, the temperature at which the maximum nucleation rate is evident is close to Tg. 9) The samples were characterized by differential thermal analysis (DTA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and in situ inelastic light scattering observation. Detailed conditions for these analyses are described elsewhere. 6, 7) The spectra that were obtained in the low-energy region were reduced with respect to the Bose–Einstein factor and were fitted using the sum of the BP and the Gaussian function. This was done because the vibrational band, which results from the Ba–O bond, contributes to the spectra. 10) The observed BP was analyzed using a log-normal function to evaluate the position of its maximum! BP and its full width at half maximum (FWHM). Figure 1 shows the results of thermal analysis in the studied samples. Here the samples with x º 0: 125 are representative of all the samples. In the as-quenched samples, their Tg increased with the value of x. The annealed samples at each Tg tended to show lower crystallization-peak temperatures (Tp) than the as-quenched samples [Figs. 1 (a) and 1 (b)]. In particular, the difference in Tp between the as-quenched and annealed samples (ie,¡ Tp) indicated the maximum value at x º 0: 125 (BaTi0: 125Si1: 875O5;¡ Tp º 73 K). This value was much larger than that of the base glass (BaSi2O5;¡ Tp º 40 K). According to Marotta et al., oxide glass showing homogeneous nucleation and subjected to thermal treatment reveals a shift of Tp to a temperature that is lower than that of the nontreated glass because of the evolution of an excess of internal nuclei. 11) These results suggest that the BaTi0: 125Si1: 875O5 glass possesses high nucleation ability. In addition, the annealed sample showed no structural development, and only the halo …