Journal of Physical Studies 10(2), 117–122 (2006)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.10.117

OBSERVATION OF MEYER-NELDEL RULE FOR THE NON-ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF GLASSY Se70Te30-xAgx ALLOYS

N. Mehta{1}, A. Kumar{2}

{1}Department of Physics, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India,
{2}Department of Physics, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India

In the present paper, we report the observation of Meyer-Neldel rule for the non-isothermal crystallization of glassy Se$_{70}$Te$_{30 - x}$Ag$_{x}$ alloys. We have observed a strong co-relation between the pre-exponential factor $K_{0}$ of rate constant $K(T)$ of crystallization and activation energy of crystallization $E_{c}$ in the present case. This indicates the presence of compensation effect for the non-isothermal crystallization process in the present glassy system.

PACS number(s): 72.80.Ng, 61.43.Fs

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