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Chalcogenide glass
Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-12-12
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Granted: 1987-11-24
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Expires: 2006-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A chalcogenide glass having the following composition in atomic %: T1: 0.5-47 Ge: 5-41 Se: 2-58 Te: 5-75 T1+Ge+Se+Te: at least 80%.
Inventors
- 👤 Junji Nishiii
- 👤 Takashi Yamagishi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C3/00; C03C3/32; C03C3/321
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
22 words
A chalcogenide glass having the following composition in atomic %: Tl: 0.5-47 Ge: 5-41 Se: 2-58 Te: 5-75 Tl+Ge+Se+Te: at least 80%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
A chalcogenide glass having the following composition in atomic %: Tl: 0.5-47 Ge: 5-41 Se: 2-58 Te: 5-75 Tl+Ge+Se+Te: at least 80%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The chalcogenide glass of claim 1 having the following composition in atomic %: Tl: 1-20 Ge: 12-33 Se: 8-42 Te: 40-65.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The chalcogenide glass of claim 1 or 2 further containing the following components in atomic %: Sb: 0-20 Pb: 0-10 In: 0-5 Bi: 0-5 Sn: 0-5 Mg: 0-1 Sb+Pb+In+Bi+Sn+Mg: not more than 20%.
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