Study of PbTiO3-Based Glass Ceramics Containing SiO2

Glass samples with composition 50PbO : 25TiO2 : (25-X) B2O3 : XSiO2 (with X = 0, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 5 mol%) were prepared by conventional quenching technique. These glass samples were converted to glass ceramics by the two-stage heat treatment schedule. Formation of ferroelectric lead titanate phase in the glass ceramics was confirmed from the XRD. The density, CTE, and dielectric constant of the glass and glass-ceramic samples were measured. The glass-ceramic sample containing 2.5 mol% SiO2 exhibited the highest dielectric constant. The SEMs of glass-ceramic samples were studied. The P-E hysteresis loop studies also revealed the highest remnant polarization for this sample, which has a potential for being developed for practical applications.

Preparation and Characterization of Sm3+ Doped CBS Transparent Glass-Ceramics

Sm3+ doped transparent glass-ceramics of CaO-B2O3-SiO2 (CBS) system were prepared and characterized.The precursor glass was prepared by melting method and annealed at 450°C for 2h and cooled to room temperature at a speed of 5°C/min.The appropriate heat treatment schedule to precursor glass was determined to be 2h at 600°C for nucleation and 3h at 810°C for crystallizition.The transmittion of glass-ceramics at the range of visable light is 68% in average. Five main emission bands of Sm3+ are centered around 564nm,605nm,646nm,679nm and 789nm,which correspond to the 4G 5/2→6H 5/2,4G 5/2→6H 7/2,4G 5/2→6H 9/2,4G 5/2→6H 11/2 and 4G 5/2→6H 13/2 transitions.Very strong luminescence at around 599nm is observed in glass-ceramics,This indicates glass-ceramics to be a better host for Sm3+ than precursor glass and a hopeful laser material.

Phase Evolutionary Process of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 System Glass and Glass-Ceramic

Sintering glass-ceramics, a new type material for architectural decoration, belong to CaO-Al2O3-SiO2system (CAS) without nucleation agent. Combined by Differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Transmission electron microscope (TEM), phase evolutionary process of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2system glass and glass-ceramic was investigated. According the relation between heat treatment schedule and microstructure, the glass system has a very wide temperature range of crystallization. The crystalline phase is β-CaSiO3(β-wollastonite) and there is no other crystalline phases precipitated in these glass-ceramics. The influences of various heat treatment systems on the structure and properties of the glass-ceramics were investigated simultaneously. The optimal heat treatment schedule, microstructure and bending strength of the CAS glass ceramic were gained.

Crystallization Behavior of a New Transparent Glass-Ceramics

In this article we present a new kind of large grain transparent glass-ceramics obtained by the method of crystal growth from a homogenous glass, the simultaneous variation of the glass matrix and crystalline compositions during the crystallization results in the high transparency of this kind of large grain, high crystalline volume glass-ceramics, which have suitable refractive indexes between respective phases. The nucleation and crystallization behaviors of this kind of glass-ceramics have been investigated. The optimum heat treatment schedule for the glass was determined by means of DSC, XRD and SEM. The desirable optical property, such as laser characteristics etc, of this new kind of glass-ceramics can be further developed by doping with transition metals or rare-earths.