Abstract
Glass formation in halide systems based on AgX (X=Cl, Br or I) has been investigated. Glasses were obtained for two- to four-component-systems containing 45-60mol% of AgX and other components such as KX, CsX, BaX2 and PbX2. The glass transition temperatures of AgCl-based and AgBr-based glasses were close to room temperature, while those of AgI-based glasses were about 50°C. Infrared absorption spectra of an AgI-based glass showed that the glass is rather moisture sensitive and that the cut-off wavelength is expected to be longer than 30μm. Characteristics of the glass-forming systems based on AgX and other monovalent metal halides which have been already reported, i.e., LiX and CuX, have been discussed also.
