The EXAFS measurements on As and Te K-edges of liquid As2Te3 have been
carried out in the temperature range including the supercooled liquid
state down to 330 degrees C. By curve-fitting analyses with two-shell
model the bond lengths and the coordination numbers were determined.
It is suggested that As atoms within a chain bridge neighbouring chain
s with decreasing temperature and the network structure with three-fol
d coordinated As and two-fold coordinated Te is formed near the glass
transition temperature.