Formation of Eu-Doped CaF2 Naonocrystals in Glass-Ceramics by Infrared Laser Irradiation

2015 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Dong Seon Kim ◽  
Jin Ho Lee ◽  
Ki Soo Lim

Glass-ceramic was precipitated on the oxyfluoride glass surface by thermal annealing with a CO2 laser and a heat gun. Micro x-ray diffraction showed the formation of CaF2 ain the exposed region to the laser. Dopant distribution in glass ceramics was probed by confocal fluorescence microscope by observing much strong emission from Eu ions than the glassy area under 405 nm excitation. Much enhanced visible emissions under 365 nm excitation also showed well incorporation of Eu3+ ions into a crystalline environment.

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (71) ◽  
pp. 40787-40793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuao Guo ◽  
Lijuan Zhao ◽  
Yuting Fu ◽  
Pan Dong ◽  
Liying Guo ◽  
...  

Oxyfluoride glass ceramics (GCs) doped with trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln3+) have been prepared using a conventional melting–quenching method and studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD).


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 3744-3748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Yuebo Hu ◽  
Dacheng Zhou ◽  
Jianbei Qiu

Transparent oxyflouride glass ceramics composed of SiO2–Al2O3–Na2O–NaF–YF3 tri-coped with Nd3+/Yb3+/Ho3+ were prepared by thermal treatment. Segregation of NaYF4 nanocrystals in the matrix was confirmed from structural analysis by means of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Compared with glass samples, very strong green upconversion (UC) luminescence due to the Ho3+:(4F5, 5S2)→5I8 transition was observed in the glass ceramics under 808 nm excitation. It was found that upconversion intensity of Ho3+ strongly depends on the Nd3+ concentration, and the energy transfer process from Nd3+ to Ho3+ via Yb3+ was proposed.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dantelle ◽  
M. Mortier ◽  
D. Vivien ◽  
G. Patriarche

Oxyfluoride glasses (GeO2–PbO–PbF2) doped with erbium and/or ytterbium fluorides were prepared. Highly transparent glass-ceramics, containing β–PbF2 nanocrystallites, were successfully obtained by controlled glass devitrification and were studied as they could lead to promising optical applications. To characterize the samples, differential thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy were performed, revealing a variation of the crystallites size, the crystallites number and β–PbF2 crystallization temperature according to the doping ion. Indeed, the analyses indicated differences between erbium and ytterbium fluorides in promoting the crystallization of the fluoride phase. Although both fluorides act as seeds for β–PbF2 heterogeneous nucleation, erbium fluoride has higher nucleation efficiency than ytterbium fluoride and runs the nucleation process in co-doped samples. Energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis insured high rare-earth segregation into the crystallites, proving the formation of a solid solution Pb1−x−yErxYbyF2 +x+y, also confirmed by the unit cell parameter study.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C959-C959
Author(s):  
Julio Pellicer-Porres ◽  
Alfredo Segura ◽  
Gema Martínez-Criado ◽  
Ulises Rodríguez-Mendoza ◽  
Víctor Lavín

Lead-aluminosilicate oxyfluoride transparent glass–ceramics doped with RE3+ ions have been revealed to be unique in the field of optical material engineering. This kind of material consists of a beta_x000C_-PbF2 fluoride nanocrystalline phase in an aluminosilicate glassy amorphous phase. In this way, the macroscopic properties of this material are characteristic of aluminosilicate glass, whereas the spectroscopic properties of the RE3+ ions remain those of low-phonon-energy fluoride crystals. The optical properties of the RE3+ ions, and therefore their interest for photonic applications, depend on the final environment of these ions in a host matrix. Exploration of the local structure of the Eu3+ ions as well as characterization of the amorphous matrix demands structural techniques that do not rely on long range order. Given the complexity of the system under study, chemical selectivity is also required. In this work [1], we describe the results of x-ray absorption experiments carried out to deduce structural and chemical information in Eu3+ doped, transparent, oxyfluoride glass and nanostructured glass–ceramic samples. The spectra were measured at the Pb and Eu–LIII edges. The Eu environment in the glass samples is observed to be similar to that of EuF3. Complementary x-ray diffraction experiments show that thermal annealing creates _x000C_beta-PbF2 type nanocrystals. X-ray absorption indicates that Eu ions act as seeds in the nanocrystal formation. There is evidence of interstitial fluorine atoms around Eu ions as well as Eu dimers. X-ray absorption at the Pb–LIII edge shows that after the thermal treatment most lead atoms form a PbO amorphous phase and that only 10% of the lead atoms remain available to form _x000C_beta-PbF2 type nanocrystals. Both x-ray diffraction and absorption point to a high Eu content in the nanocrystals. Our study suggests new approaches to the oxyfluoride glass–ceramic synthesis in order to further improve their properties.


MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 563-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quentin Altemose ◽  
Katrina Raichle ◽  
Brittani Schnable ◽  
Casey Schwarz ◽  
Myungkoo Kang ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTTransparent optical ZnO–Bi2O3–B2O3 (ZBB) glass-ceramics were created by the melt quenching technique. In this work, a melt of the glass containing stoichiometric ratios of Zn/Bi/B and As was studied. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements was used to measure the thermal behavior. VIS/NIR transmission measurements were used to determine the transmission window. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to determine crystal phase. In this study, we explore new techniques and report a detailed study of in-situ XRD of the ZBB composition in order to correlate nucleation temperature, heat treatment temperature, and heat treatment duration with induced crystal phase.


2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Margha ◽  
Amr Abdelghany

Ternary borate glasses from the system Na2O?CaO?B2O3 together with soda-lime-borate samples containing 5 wt.% of MgO, Al2O3, SiO2 or P2O5 were prepared. The obtained glasses were converted to their glass-ceramic derivatives by controlled heat treatment. X-ray diffraction was employed to investigate the separated crys?talline phases in glass-ceramics after heat treatment of the glassy samples. The glasses and corresponding glass-ceramics after immersion in water or diluted phosphate solution for extended times were characterized by the grain method (adopted by several authors and recommended by ASTM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectra to justify the formation of hydroxyapatite as an indication of the bone bonding ability. The influence of glass composition on bioactivity potential was discussed too.


2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 309-314
Author(s):  
Zi Fan Xiao ◽  
Jin Shu Cheng ◽  
Jun Xie

A glass-ceramic belonging to the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2(CAS) system with different composition of spodumene and doping the Li2O with amount between 0~2.5 % (mass fraction) were prepared by onestage heat treatment, under sintering and crystallization temperature at 1120 °C for two hours. In this paper, differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry and bending strength test were employed to investigate the microstructure and properties of all samples. β-wollastonite crystals were identified as the major crystalline phases, and increasing Li2O was found to be benefit for the crystallization and tiny crystalline phases remelting, resulting in the content of major crystalline phases increased first and then decreased with increasing the expense of spodumene. Meanwhile, the crystal size can be positively related with the content of Li2O. The preferable admixed dosage of spodumene can be obtained, besides the strength of glass-ceramics can be more than 90 MPa.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliang Guo ◽  
Huixin Jin ◽  
Yuandan Xiao ◽  
Huahao Song ◽  
Shangjiefu Wang

Abstract Based on the composition of Cr-doped solid waste, other oxides were added to adjust the composition to prepare glass-ceramics with on step composition, and the effect of heat treatment system (including temperature and holding time), chromium content, MnO and Fe2O3 doped on the crystallization and physical properties of glass-ceramics was studied. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the best treatment conditions are 1090 ℃ for 4h, and the amount of dissolved chromium reaches 5%. The main crystallization phase is diopside and anorthite. The hardness and chemical stability of the material were measured. The doping of MnO and Fe2O3 increases the crystallization activation energy of glass ceramics, and makes the crystal phase more uniform as the SEM results. This experiment provides a theoretical basis for the preparation of CMAS glass ceramics from chromium containing solid waste.


1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1131-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Yao ◽  
Weiguang Zhu ◽  
Liangying Zhang ◽  
Xi Yao

Several ABO3perovskite ferroelectric crystals, PbTiO3, Pb(Zr, Ti)O3, and BaTiO3have beenin situgrown from amorphous gels with glass elements, and the structural evolution has been systematically investigated using x-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectra (IR), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and dielectric measurements. It is found that in the Si-contained glass-ceramic systems, Si and B glass elements are incorporated into the crystalline structures, resulting in the variation of the crystallization process, change of lattice constant, and dielectric properties. Some metastable phases expressed by a general formula AxByGzOw(A = Pb and Ba; B = Zr and Ti; G for glass elements, especially for Si) have been observed and discussed.


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