Gla
sse
s having the compo
sition (100 -
x)A
s2P
2S
8-
xGa
2S
3 with
x ranging from 0 to 50% were inve
stigatedto determine the compo
sitional effect on propertie
s and local
structure. The gla
ss tran
sition temperature (
Tg)and the
stability parameter again
st cry
stallization (
Tx -
Tg) increa
sed with the addition of Ga
2S
3. The
structureof the
se gla
sse
s wa
s probed by Raman
scattering, Fourier tran
sform infrared (FT-IR) and
31P nuclear magneticre
sonance. On the ba
si
s of the ob
served vibration
s and the
strength of the
31P-
31P homonuclear magneticdipolar coupling, two
scenario
s can be propo
sed for the
structural evolution induced by the addition of Ga
2S
3.For
x s/entitie
s/le.gif"> 20% we may have the formation of GaS
4E
- group
s (E = nonbonding electron), and for
x s/entitie
s/ge.gif"> 30% wehave depolymerization of the A
s2P
2S
8 unit
s and the formation of a network of GaPS
4 unit
s with each PS
4/2unit (Q
4)
specie
s carrying a
single po
sitive formal charge.