Magnetochemical investigation of the second coordination sphere of transition metals in glasses

A previously proposed simple model for paramagnetism of glasses is develope d. The non-linear temperature dependencies of the reciprocal paramagnetic s usceptibility of glasses for systems Ca-Ge-Mn-S and Ge-Sb-Fe-Se are quantit atively described in terms of the model and information about the compositi on of the second coordination sphere of transitional metals is obtained. Th is information is compared to the glass-forming ability of the glasses. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.