Age-induced phase transitions on mechanically alloyed amorphous GaSe

After aging it for four years at room temperature, a mechanically alloyed amorphous GaSe powder was transformed to a multi-phase crystalline alloy, where major phase is the trigonal Se one. The structural, thermal and optical properties of this aged amorphous GaSe were investigated through systematic X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and Raman scattering measurements. The X-ray diffraction results on the aged GaSe powder suggest the presence of oxides, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy was employed to further investigate it. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.