Interelectronic angle densities of atoms in momentum space

For the 102 atoms from He to Lr in their ground states, the Hartree–Fock interelectronic angle densities,¯A(¯₁₂), in momentum space are reported, where ¯₁₂ is the angle between the momentum vectorsp₁ and p₂ of two electrons. In the first three atoms, He–Be, ¯A(¯₁₂) is found to be uniform independent of ¯₁₂, while in the remaining 99 atoms,¯A(¯₁₂) is larger for a large ¯₁₂ than for a small ¯₁₂. Accordingly, the average interelectronic angles in momentum space are 90° precisely for the three atoms and greater than 90° for the 99 atoms.     

Deposition of Langmuir-Blodgett layers

The behavior of a liquid being pulled out along a vertical plate is discussed, assuming that, in equilibrium, the liquid has a finite contact angle _e . Using a simplified form of the Huh-Scriven analysis for viscous friction, we show that a steady state solution (with a dynamic contact angle< _e ) exists provided that the velocity of pull-outU is below a certain thresholdU _m(_e). These considerations can be transposed (with a modification in numerical coefficients) to the case where the liquid is covered with a surfactant monolayer, to be transferred towards the solid in theY mode. SinceU _m is predicted in terms of interfacial tensions, this may provide a general scheme of interpretation for reactive deposition.     

Some Anomalies in Coadsorption of Two Organic Substances Due to Differences in Molecular Interaction of Species Undergoing Coadsorption

Effect of molecular interaction between species undergoing coadsorption on the potential dependences of coverages ₁and ₂, surface tension, and equilibrium and nonequilibrium differential capacitances is analyzed on the basis of a set of isotherms for coadsorption of components 1 and 2 within a common monolayer when the EDL inner part obeys a model of three parallel capacitors. It is shown that, in a certain potential interval, at a certain ratio between adsorption parameters, the set of isotherms may have solutions that correspond to a minimum in a free energy surface, which is a function of ₁and ₂.     

The possibility of a simple transformation of thermogravimetric curves

A simple method is suggested for the Arrhenius-like representation of the thermal decomposition of a wide variety of materials. It consists in the transformation of the TG and the corresponding DTG curves, obtained as a single measurement by a derivative thermobalance. The method consists mainly in the division of the momentary DTG ordinates by the corresponding momentary TG values, the transformation of this value into logarithmic form, and the plotting of the logarithmic expression as a 1/T function. In many cases a straight line results testifying to a first-order reaction or a tolerable approximation of it.

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Zusammenfassung Eine einfache Methode zur Arrheniusanalogen Darstellung der thermischen Zersetzung vieler Arten von Substanzen wird vorgeschlagen. Sie besteht in der Transformierung der TG- und der entsprechenden DTG-Kurven, welche mit Hilfe einer derivierenden Thermowaage durch eine einzige Messung erhalten worden sind. Die Methode besteht hauptsächlich in der Teilung der bestehenden DTG-Ordinaten durch die entsprechenden TG-Werte, dann in der Transformierung dieses Symbols in die logarithmische Form und schließlich in der Darstellung dieses logarithmischen Ausdruckes als Funktion von 1/T, wobei in vielen Fällen eine Gerade oder eine annehmbare Näherung einer Geraden erhalten wird, die für eine Reaktion erster Ordnung spricht.

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Résumé On propose une méthode simple pour représenter la décomposition thermique d'un grand nombre de substances par une loi analogue à celle d'Arrhenius. La méthode consiste à transformer les courbes TG et TGD obtenues par une mesure unique à l'aide d'une thermobalance comportant un dispositif de dérivation. En premier lieu, on divise les ordonnées de la courbe TGD par les valeurs TG correspondantes puis on exprime ce symbole sous forme logarithmique et finalement on représente cette expression logarithmique en fonction de 1/T, ce qui donne dans de nombreux cas une droite et prouve ainsi qu'il s'agit d'une réaction du premier ordre ou d'une approximation qui peut Être tolérée comme telle.

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Preparation and Characterization of Thin Optically Transparent Alumina and Ce-doped Alumina

Transparent and porous boehmite, -Al₂O₃ (500°C) and -Al₂O₃ (900° and 1000°C) thin sheets (50–100 m) have been prepared from boehmite sols. -Al₂O₃ shows about 48% porosity and 292 m²/g surface area. On transformation from -Al₂O₃ (500°C) to -Al₂O₃ (900°C), the porosity still remains high, i.e. 45%; however, the surface area becomes 138 m²/g. The porosity and surface area of -Al₂O₃ become about 41% and 97 m²/g respectively on further heating to 1000°C. A gradual increase of average pore radius during this thermal treatment suggests that coarsening of the pore occurred during the densification process. Both -Al₂O₃ and -Al₂O₃ show high degree of transmission from UV to NIR wavelength region. Cerium exists in +4 oxidation state in the boehmite as well as in the - and -Al₂O₃. The ultraviolet absorption edge of the alumina was tailored by varying the concentration of cerium.     

Investigation of the electric moments of AgI particles in aqueous solutions by electric birefringence

Summary Aqueous suspensions of AgI were studied by the electric birefringence method. The rotatory diffusion constant and the relation between two electric moments of the particles (defined by the ratio ) were determined from the dependence of the electric birefringence on the frequency of the applied field (=229s ^–1; =2,37). These parameters were also calculated from the electric birefringence data in rapidly reversed electric pulses. The obtained values are=237s ^–1 and =1,09. The correspondence of the-values is satisfactory. The discrepancy of the -values may be due to the polydispersity of the investigated suspension. The dependence of electric birefringence on the frequency of the applied field, the difference between the initial slopes of the curvesn/E ₌ ² andn/E _~ ² and the type of the birefringence at field reversal show that the orientation of the AgI particles is due to the interaction of two electric moments with the applied field, which are directed along the larger dimension of the particles. One of both electric moments is the induced dipole moment connected with the displacement of the ions in the double electric layer. The other moment shows a slow relaxation between 10 Hz and 1 kHz and may be related to either the permanent or a slow induced dipole moment.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurden wäßrige AgI-Suspensionen mit Hilfe der elektrischen Doppelbrechung untersucht. Die Rotationsdiffusionskonstante und die Beziehung —definiert als Verhältnis - zwischen zwei elektrischen Momenten der Teilchen wurden aus der Abhängigkeit der elektrischen Doppelbrechung von der Frequenz des angelegten Feldes bestimmt (=229s ^–1;=2,37). Diese Parameter wurden auch aus Messungen der elektrischen Doppelbrechung im elektrischen Feld mit rechteckförmigen Impulsen wechseln der Polarität berechnet. Die erhaltenen Werte,=237s ^–1 und =1,09, stimmen im Fall gut, im Fall schlecht überein, was auf die Polydispersität der untersuchten Dispersionen zurückgeführt werden kann. Aus der Abhängigkeit der elektrischen Doppelbrechung von der Frequenz des angelegten Feldes, aus der Differenz zwischen den Anfangssteigungen der Kurvenn/E ₌ ² undn/E _~ ² und aus dem Verhalten der Doppelbrechung bei rechteckförmigen Pulsen wechselnder Polarität geht hervor, daß die Orientierung der AgI-Partikel von der Wechselwirkung zweier elektrischer Momente mit dem angelegten elektris chen Feld herrührt, die beide mit der Richtung der längeren Achse der Teilchen übereinstimmen. Eines der beiden Momente ist das induzierte Dipolmoment und kommt durch eine sehr schnelle Platzverschiebung der Ionen in der elektrischen Doppelschicht zustande. Das andere Moment zeigt eine langsame Relaxation im Bereich 10 Hz bis 1 kHz und kann entweder mit dem permanenten Dipolmoment oder mit einem langsamen induzierten Dipolmoment in Zusammenhang gebracht werden.

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Thermal studies on titanyl,zirconyl and hafnyl dithiocarbamato complexes

The dithiocarbamato complexes of titanyl(IV), zirconyl(IV) and hafnyl(IV), abbreviated as MO(S₂CNRR)₂·nH₂O(M=Ti, Zr or Hf,R=H,R=C₅H₉;R=H,R=C₇H₁₁,n=1 for Ti andn=2 for Zr and Hf), were prepared in aqueous medium and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic susceptibility measurements and IR spectral studies. The thermal behaviour of these compounds under non-isothermal conditions was investigated by thermogravimetric, derivative thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimctric techniques in nitrogen and oxygen atmospheres. The intermediates obtained at the end of various thermal decomposition steps were identified on the basis of analyses and IR spectral studies. Kinetic parameters, such as apparent activation energy and order of reaction, were determined by the graphical method of Coats and Redfern. The heats of reaction for the different decomposition steps were calculated from the DSC curves.

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Zusammenfassung Die Thiocarbamato-Komplexe von Titanyl(IV), Zirkonyl(IV) und Hafnyl(IV) der allgemeinen Formel MO(S₂CNRR)₂·n H₂O (M=Ti, Zr oder Hf;R=H, R=C₅H₉;R=H, R=C₇H₁₁;n=1 für Ti undn=2 für Zr und Hf) wurden in wässrigem Medium hergestellt und durch Elementaranalyse, Messung der magnetischen Suszeptibilität und IR-Spektraluntersuchungen charakterisiert. Das thermische Verhalten dieser Verbindungen unter nicht-isothermen Bedingungen wurde durch TG, DTG und DSC in Stickstoff- und Sauerstoffatmosphäre untersucht. Die nach verschiedenen thermischen Zersetzungsschritten erhaltenen Zwischenprodukte wurden durch chemische Analyse und IR-Spektroskopie identifiziert. Kinetische Parameter, wie die scheinbare Aktivierungsenergie und die Reaktionsordnung, wurden nach der graphischen Methode von Coats und Redfern bestimmt. Für die einzelnen Zersetzungsschritte wurden die Reaktionswärmen aus den DSC-Kurven berechnet.

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, . MO(S₂CNRR)₂·nH₂O (M=I, Zr, Hf,R=H,R ¹=C₅H₉, C₇H₁₁,n=1 I =2 ) , . , . , , . - . .

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The authors are grateful to Dr. Shyam Kumar for helpful discussions.     

The volumes of mixing of aqueous solutions of CdCl2, CuCl2, MnCl2, and ZnCl2 with HCl at varying ionic strength at 25°C

The densities of mixtures of aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid with solutions of cadmium chloride, copper chloride, manganese chloride, and zinc chloride have been measured at constant ionic strengths of 1.0 and 3.0 mol-kg^–1 at 25°C. The density data were used to determine the volumes of mixing (V _m ). The volume of mixing equations of Pitzer were then fit to the resulting V _m data to obtain the Pitzer parameters _V ^MN and _V ^MNX , which are the pressure derivatives of the free energy equation parameters.     

Excited Π states of divinyl chalcogenides and chalcophenes

Electron transitions in divinyl chalcogenides (CH₂=CHXCH=CH₂, where X is S, Se, or Te) have been analyzed using UV absorption spectra of dialkyl and alkyl vinyl chalcogenides. The following relations for the orbital energies are found: ^* < ^* < ^* < ^* for Te and ^* < ^* < ^* < ^* for S and Se. For chalcophenes, a correlation between the energy of the excited state (E ^*) of specific symmetry, the ionization potential (I) and the electron affinity (EA) is obtained:E ^*=const+(I+EA)/2. The electron affinity of divinyl chalcogenides is estimated. The correlation between the excited ^* states of divinyl chalcogenides and chalcophenes is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 831–835, May, 1994.     

Properties of aqueous salt solutions of poly(ethylene oxide). Cloud points, θ temperatures

The determination of the properties of aqueous salt solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) has been extended to the cloud point, and temperature measurements have been made at several concentrations for various salts (flourides, iodides, acetates, formates, phosphates, bromides, thiosulfates and perchlorates). The resulting dependency of the critical temperatures (mostly between 290–350 K) on the molar concentration can be expressed as sequences showing the decreasing effect of anion species or cation species in salting out the polymer. The decreasing order of effectiveness of the anions in reducing the temperature is PO ₄ > HPO ₄ > S₂O ₃ > H₂PO ₄ ^– >F^– > HCOO^– > CH₃COO^– > Br^– > I^–. The order for cations is K⁺ Rb⁺ Na⁺ Cs⁺ > Sr⁺⁺ > Ba⁺⁺ Ca⁺⁺ > NH ₄ ⁺ > Li⁺. The changes brought about in temperatures by the salts were found to be the results of the changes taking place in the hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions among polymer, solvent and additive salts and of the change of water structure by structure making or structure breaking ions, and of the influence of salts on the hydration sheath of the polymer.     

A calorimetric investigation into copper–arginine and copper–alanine solid state interactions

Complexes of formula CuCl₂ · 2arg and CuCl₂ · 4ala (arg = arginine; ala = alanine) were prepared at room temperature by a solid state route. The metal–amino acid solid state interactions were studied by i.r. spectroscopy and solution calorimetry. For both complexes, participation of the carboxylate group as well as nitrogen in coordination are inferred, based on the i.r. data. For the copper–arginine compound, the calculated thermochemical parameters are: _rH_m = –114.9 ± 1.42 and _fH_m = –1608.3 ± 11.6 kJ mol^–1. For copper–alanine compound, a complete set of thermochemical parameters were calculated: _rH_m = –18.0 ± 0.9; _fH_m = –2490.4 ± 4.3; _DH_m = 597.2 ± 17.7; _MH_m = 771.9 ± 18.7; _gH_m = 627.1 ± 22.3 and D (Cu–L) = 156.8 ± 5.7 kJ mol^–1. Based on _rH_m and dissolution enthalpy values, a stronger intermolecular solid state interaction can be inferred for the arginine complex, than for the alanine one complex, probably due to the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the former.     

Activity coefficients for ternary systems: VI. The system HCl + MgCl2 + H2O at different temperatures; application of Pitzer's equations

Electromotive-force measurements have been made on HCl–MgCl₂–H₂O mixtures at 5, 15, 25, 35 and 45°C at eleven different ionic strengths from 0.1–5.0 mol-kg ^–1 . The results are interpreted in terms of the simple Harned's equations, as well as the more complicated Pitzer ion-component treatment of multicomponent electrolyte mixtures. Activity coefficients for HCl in the salt mixtures obey Harned's rule up to and including I=5.0. For the salt in the acid mixtures, Harned's rule holds true up to and including I=0.5. The contribution of higher-order electrostatic terms (E and E') in the Pitzer equations is important for accurate evaluations of unlike cation-cation interactions (_H,Mg), and cation-anion-cation interactions (_H,Mg,Cl). The values of^S_H,Mg and _H,Mg,Cl (determined with E and E'), _H,Mg and _H,Mg,Cl (determined without E and E'), as well as the trace activity coefficients of HCl, _tr ^A , in solutions of MgCl₂ (where ionic strength fraction of the salt,y _B = 1) at all the experimental temperatures and ionic strengths, are reported. Results of this study are compared with those for similar systems. At I=0.1 and 25°C, the results of the Brönsted-Guggenheim specific interaction theory are discussed briefly.     

Interaction of styrene with triphenylphosphinecobalt complexes

The interaction of the cobalt phosphine complexes Co(N₂)(PPh₃)₃, HCo(N₂)(PPh₃)₃ and H₃Co(PPh₃)₃ with styrene yields mono and dinuclear complexes identified by the ESR method. A paramagnetic complex, Co(PPh₃) (styrene)₂, is one of the intermediates in the catalytic hydrogenation of styrene.

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Co(N₂)(PPh₃)₃, HCo(N₂)(PPh₃)₃ H₃Co(PPh₃)₃ . , Co(PPh₃) ()₂.

     

Kinetics of triphenylphosphite ozonide consumption in reaction with triphenylphosphite

Kinetic regularities of triphenylphosphite ozonide reaction with triphenylphosphite have been studied at T=–75°C to –40°C. The rate of ozonide consumption is estimated as W=k₁[(C₆H₅O)₃P·O₃]+k₂[(C₆H₅O)₃P·O₃][(C₆H₅O)₃P], where k₁=(2.03±0.39)×10^–5s^–1(–50°C), 1gk₂=(3.82±0.33)–(6.61±0.32)/gq dm³/mol s and =2.303RT kcal/mol.

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–75°C –40°C . : W=k₁[(C₆H₅O)₃P·O₃]+k₂[(C₆H₅O)₃P·O₃][(C₆H₅O)₃P], k₁=(2,03±0,39)·10^–5–1(–50°C); 1g k₂=(3,82±0,33)–(6,61±0,32)/ /·, =2,303·RT /

     

Effect of vanadium content on the character of acidic sites on V2O5/Al2O3 catalysts

By IR spectroscopy and TPD the effect of vanadium content on the relative proportion of strongly acidic sites of V₂O₅/Al₂O₃ catalyst was studied.

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Kinetics of Gold Electrodeposition from Cyanide Electrolytes at a Monitored Surface Coverage by Thallium Atoms

A procedure for measuring kinetic parameters of gold electrodeposition in the presence of catalytically active thallium(I) ions while monitoring the coverage of the gold surface by thallium adatoms, , is described. The procedure accounts for the duration of contact between a freshly renewed surface of gold and a thallium-containing solution and assumes that the incorporation rate of thallium adatoms is proportional to and the current density of gold electrodeposition. At = const, kinetic dependences correspond to the Tafel equation. Values of and i ₀ increase with . At = 0.3, 0.6 and i ₀ 3 × 10^–4 A cm^–2, which conforms to values calculated from anodic curves obtained in similar conditions.     

Dehydration of lithium triphosphate pentahydrate,Li5P3O10· 5H2O

The kinetics of isothermal-isobaric dehydration of Li₅P₃O₁₀·5H₂O in vacuum (p=10^–1 hPa) and in water vapour atmosphere ( =23·hPa) was investigated by TG in the temperature range 40–140°. It was shown that the initial non-degradation removal of 1/10 of the crystal water, the rate of which is sensitive to , proceeds according to the laws of reversible topochemical reactions. In the next, irreversible degradation stage, where the bulk of the crystal water is removed, the kinetic characteristics of the process and the DSC effects exhibit a low sensitivity to the water vapour pressure. The peculiarities of Li₅P₃O₁₀·5H₂O dehydration were considered in comparison with the thermal behaviour of Na₅P₃O₁₀·6H₂O and K₅P₃O₁₀·4H₂O.

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Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der isotherm-isobaren Dehydratisierung von Li₅P₃O₁₀·5H₂O in Vakuum (p=10^–4 hPa) und in Wasserdampfatmosphäre ( =23 hPa) wurde durch TG im Temperaturbereich von 40–140° untersucht. Es wurde gezeigt, daß die anfängliche, noch keine Zersetzung zur Folge habende Eliminierung von 1/10 des Kristallwassers, deren Geschwindigkeit von abhängt, nach den Gesetzen der reversiblen topochemischen Reaktionen abläuft. Im nächsten irreversiblen Zersetzungsschritt, in dem die Hauptmenge des Kristallwassers austritt, sind die kinetischen Kennwerte des Prozesses und die DSC-Effekte nur wenig vom Wasserdampfdruck abhängig. Die Besonderheiten der Dehydratisierung von Li₅P₃O₁₀·5H₂O werden im Vergleich mit dem thermischen Verhalten von Na₅P₃O₁₀·6H₂O und K₅P₃O₁₀·4H₂O erörtert.

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40–140° - Li₅P₃O₁₀ · 5₂ (=10^–4 ) (=23 ). , 1/10 , . , - . L₅₃₁₀·5₂ Na₅P₃O₁₀·6H₂O K₅₃₁₀·4₂.

     

Kinetics of enzymatic hydrolysis of sodium carboxymethylcellulose with different degrees of polymerization by cellulase

The reaction cellulase (EC 3.2.1.4)—sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Na-CMC) with different degrees of polymerization (n=140, 640 and 900) was investigated by the use of a modifiedMichaelis-Menten equation, valid for enzymatic hydrolysis of linear homopolymers. TheMichaelis-Menten constant [Km (M)=6.31·10^–2mol/dm³] and the reaction rate constant (k ₊₂=4.07·10^–6s^–1), which correspond to the enzymatic hydrolysis of a single bond in the homopolymer substrates are determined. The free energy ( =101 kJ/mol), which corresponds to the degradation and formation of a single bond in the enzyme—polymer substrate is also estimated. This energy expressed in electronvolt units is =1.39 eV. The ratio between the effective cross section of the reactive substrate bond and the active enzyme center is =1.22.

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Kinetik der enzymkatalysierten Hydrolyse von Natriumcarboxymethylcellulose mit verschiedenem Polymerisationsgrad durch Cellulase

Zusammenfassung Die modifizierte Gleichung nachMichaelis-Menten wird bei der durch Cellulase (EC 3.2.1.4) katalysierten hydrolytischen Spaltung von Natriumcarboxy-methylcellulose (Na-CMC) verschiedenen Polymerisationsgrades (n=140, 640 und 900) angewandt. Es wurde dieMichaelis-Menten-Konstante [Km (M)=6.31·10^–2mol/dm³] und die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeitskonstante (k ₊₂=4.07·10^–6s^–1), die der enzymatischen Hydrolyse einer Einfachbindung im homopolymeren Substrat entspricht, berechnet. Die freie Energie ( =101 kJ/mol), die dem Abbau und der Bildung einer Einfachbindung im Enzym—Polymer-Substrat entspricht, wurde bestimmt. Diese Energie — ausgedrückt in Elektronvolt-Einheiten — beträgt =1.39 eV. Das Verhältnis zwischen den effektiven Querschnitten der reaktiven Substratbindung ( _S ) und des aktiven Enzym-Zentrums ( _E ) beträgt =1.22.

     

Glass transition and crystallization effects demonstrated by thermal analysis of liquid-quenched ternary glasses Te80Ge20−xA x V (AV=Sb,Bi)

In DSC studies of liquid-quenched ternary chalcogenide glasses Te₈₀Ge_20–xA _x ^V (A^V=Sb, Bi), the characteristic temperatures (glass transition and crystallization temperatures) were determined. Changes in the thermal stabilities of these glasses, depending on the element A (Sb, Bi) from group V of the periodic table and on its content in the alloy were evaluated. Moreover, the effect of changes in the glass composition on the glass formation ability expressed by the parameter K_g1 was determined.

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Zusammenfassung In DSC-Untersuchungen abgeschreckter ternärer Chalkogenidgläser des Typs Te₈₀Ge_20–xA _x ^v (A^x=Sb, Bi) wurden die charakteristischen Temperaturen (die GlasÜbergangs- und Kristallisationstemperaturen) bestimmt. Die Änderungen der Thermostabilität dieser Gläser wurden in Abhängigkeit von dem Element A (=Sb, Bi) aus der V Gruppe der Periodensystems und von seinem Gehalt in der Legierung ausgewertet. Ausserdem wurde der Einfluß der Änderungen in der Glaszusammensetzung auf die Glasbildungsfähigkeit, ausgedrückt durch den Parameter K_g1, bestimmt.

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Résumé On a déterminé par analyse calorimétrique différentielle (DSC) les températures caractéristiques (températures de transition vitreuse et de cristallisation), des verres ternaires à chalcogénures formés par trempe à partir du liquide, du type Te₈₀Ge_20–xA _x ^v (A^v=Sb, Bi). On a évalué la variation de la stabilité thermique de ces verres en fonction de l'élément A (=Sb, Bi) du Vème groupe du tableau périodique et de sa teneur dans l'alliage. De plus, on a déterminé l'effet des variations de la composition du verre sur la capacité de formation du verre qui s'exprime par le paramètreK _g1.

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Te₈₀Ge_20–xA _x ^v (A^v=Sb, Bi), , . A(=Sb,Bi) . , K _gl, .

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Research supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. GF 421 76