Characterisation of semiconducting V2O5–Bi2O3–TeO2 glasses through ultrasonic measurements

Tellurite containing vanadate (50−x)V₂O₅–xBi₂O₃–50TeO₂ glasses with different bismuth (x=0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 wt%) contents have been prepared by rapid quenching method. Ultrasonic velocities (both longitudinal and shear) and attenuation (for longitudinal waves only) measurements have been made using a transducer operated at the fundamental frequency of 5 MHz in the temperature range from 150 to 480 K. The elastic moduli, Debye temperature, and Poisson’s ratio have been obtained both as a function of temperature and Bi₂O₃ content. The room temperature study on ultrasonic velocities, attenuation, elastic moduli, Poisson’s ratio, Debye temperature and glass transition temperature show the absence of any anomalies with addition of Bi₂O₃ content. The observed results confirm that the addition of Bi₂O₃ modifier changes the rigid formula character of TeO₂ to a matrix of regular TeO₃ and ionic behaviour bonds (NBOs). A monotonic decrease in velocities and elastic moduli, and an increase in attenuation and acoustic loss as a function of temperature in all the glass samples reveal the loose packing structure, which is attributed to the instability of TeO₄ trigonal bipyramid units in the network as temperature increases. It is also inferred that the glasses with low Bi₂O₃ content are more stable than with high Bi₂O₃ content.     

The effect of mixed alkaline earths on the diffusivity and the incorporation of iron in 5Na2O · xMgO · (15−x)CaO · yAl2O3 · (80−y)SiO2 melts

Diffusion coefficients of iron were measured in glass melts with the basic compositions 5Na₂O · xMgO · (15−x)CaO · yAl₂O₃ · (80−y)SiO₂ with x=5, 10 and y=0, 5, 7.5, 10 and 15. The melts were doped with 0.25 mol% Fe₂O₃ and studied in the temperature range from 1000 to 1600 °C using square-wave voltammetry. The voltammograms exhibited distinct peaks attributed to the reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺, from which peak currents mixed diffusion coefficients of iron were calculated. Diffusion coefficients in all melt compositions which did not show crystallization could be fitted to Arrhenius equation. The diffusivities measured in different melt compositions were related to the same viscosity, i.e. not the same temperature. Increasing the alumina concentration from 5 to 10 mol% resulted in an increase of the viscosity corrected diffusivities. At further increasing alumina concentrations, the diffusivities get smaller again. This can be explained by the stabilizing effect of Na⁺ and Ca²⁺ on FeO⁻₄ and AlO⁻₄-tetrahedra, which strengthens the incorporation of Fe³⁺ into the glass structure.     

B NMR investigations in xV2O5–B2O3 and xV2O5–B2O3–PbO glasses

11B (I=3/2) MAS NMR in the binary glass system xV₂O₅–B₂O₃ (x=0.053, 0.43) and the ternary glass system xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO (0.1x1.5) has been investigated at room temperature. In the xV₂O₅–B₂O₃ glasses, one NMR line due to BO₃ unit was observed. Meanwhile in the xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO, two NMR lines which arise from BO₃ and BO₄ units were detected, where the appearance of BO₄ units is produced by the presence of PbO. From the computer-simulation of the ¹¹B NMR central transition line (m=−1/2↔1/2), the quadrupole parameters (e²qQ/h and η) for BO₃ units in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃, and those for BO₃ and BO₄ units in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO were obtained as a function of x. As the V₂O₅ content increases in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO, the e²qQ/h and η values of the BO₃⁻ associated resonance are found to slightly decrease and increase, respectively. Meanwhile, the e²qQ/h and η values of BO₄⁻ associated resonance in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO are found to slightly increase and decrease, respectively. By comparing the intensities of the total transitions (m=−3/2↔−1/2,m=−1/2↔1/2, and 1/2↔3/2) for the ¹¹B NMR line of BO₃ and BO₄ units contained in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO with those of respective standard samples of 0.053V₂O₅–B₂O₃ and NaBH₄, the quantitative fractions of BO₃ and BO₄ in xV₂O₅–B₂O₃–PbO were obtained as a function of x.     

金红石型Ti1-2xCrxMoxO2黑色色料制备及其性能研究

以TiO₂、Cr₂O₃和MoO₃为主要原料,采用固相反应法合成了金红石型Ti_1-2xCr_xMo_xO₂(x=0、0.05、0.10、0.15、0.20)色料。研究了Cr/Mo共掺杂量和煅烧温度对Ti_1-2xCr_xMo_xO₂色料的晶型结构、呈色性能和微观形貌等的影响。研究结果表明,5%~15%摩尔分数的Cr/Mo等量共掺杂都获得单相金红石型结构黑色色料,均可促进锐钛矿向金红石转变,且Mo掺杂有利于提高Cr在TiO₂晶格中的固溶度。随Cr/Mo共掺杂量增加,样品的黑度(L^*值)呈先减小后增大的趋势,而红色度(a^*值)和黄色度(b^*值)都表现出相反的趋势。煅烧温度在950~1 100 ℃时,样品的色度参数变化相对较小。在1 100 ℃煅烧得到的Ti_0.70Cr_0.15Mo_0.15O₂色料黑色呈色性能最佳,其L^*、a^*和b^*值分别为24.41、2.12和-2.53,且在陶瓷釉中表现出良好的呈色性能和化学稳定性。适量Cr/Mo共掺杂使TiO₂晶格产生畸变和电荷缺陷,从而吸收绝大部分可见光,是其呈现黑色的主要原因。     

Sr7Sb2O12∶Dy3+荧光粉的制备及其发光性能

采用高温固相法制备了一系列新型Sr_7-xSb₂O₁₂∶xDy³⁺(x=0~0.35)(摩尔分数)荧光粉,并研究了Sr_7-xSb₂O₁₂∶xDy³⁺的物相结构、发光性能、热稳定性以及荧光寿命。在350 nm光激发下,Sr_7-xSb₂O₁₂∶xDy³⁺可以检测到中心波长在482 nm处的蓝光发射带和中心波长在576 nm处的黄光发射带,当x=0.056时,Dy³⁺浓度猝灭,Sr_6.944Sb₂O₁₂∶0.056Dy³⁺ CIE色坐标为(0.340 8,0.349 3),猝灭机理归因于电偶极-电偶极相互作用。当x=0.14时,该荧光粉可以发出色坐标为(0.310 9,0.314 0)的白光。此外,Sr_7-xSb₂O₁₂∶xDy³⁺在453 K的发光强度大约为室温下发光强度的83.3%,表现出良好的热稳定性。综合以上研究结果表明,Sr_7-xSb₂O₁₂∶xDy³⁺有望用于紫外光激发的白光发光二极管器件中。     

The effect of MgO on the thermodynamics of the Fe/Fe-redox equilibrium and the incorporation of iron in soda-magnesia-aluminosilicate melts

Melts with the basic compositions 10Na₂O · 10MgO · xAl₂O₃ · (80−x)SiO₂ (x=0, 5, 10, 15 and 20), 10Na₂O · xMgO · 10Al₂O₃ · (80−x)SiO₂ (x=5, 10, 15 and 20) and xNa₂O · 10MgO · 10Al₂O₃ · (80−x)SiO₂ (x=5, 10 and 15) all doped with 0.25 mol% Fe₂O₃ were studied using square-wave voltammetry. The temperatures applied were in the range of 1000–1600 °C. The square-wave voltammograms recorded show peaks caused by the reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺. The attributed peak potentials measured decreased linearly with decreasing temperatures. Increasing the MgO-concentration led to more negative peak potentials. Introducing alumina in the melt first resulted in less negative peak potentials. If the molar Al₂O₃-concentration is equal to that of Na₂O (=10 mol%) the peak potentials are least negative. Further increase of the Al₂O₃-concentration led to more negative peak potentials. The variation of the Na₂O-concentration led to a maximum in the peak potentials at an Na₂O-concentration of 10 mol%. An empirical formula which allows the calculation of standard potentials from the chemical composition is proposed. Furthermore, a structural explanation for the effect of the chemical composition is given. Especially, the incorporation of Al₂O₃ as AlO₄⁻-tetrahedra at [Al₂O₃] < [Na₂O] and as network modifier at larger concentrations was structurally explained by the similarities of Fe²⁺ and Mg²⁺, with respect to cation radii and metal–oxygen bond lengths.     

Vapor phase epitaxy of pure VO2 and V1−xCrxO2

The vapor phase epitaxy of thin epilayers of VO₂ and V_1−xCrxO₂ on TiO₂ transparent substrates is described. Chemical vapor deposition occurs by reacting a (VOCL₃/CrO₂Cl₂/H₂O/H₂) mixture at about 800°C using argon as a carrier gas. The preparation of pure VO₂ requires special care to make it homogeneously stoichiometric and to obtain steep concentration profiles at the TiO₂/VO₂ interface. Layers were obtained which had electrical and optical properties comparable to the best bulk crystals grown by other techniques. Homogeneous solid solutions of V_1−xCr_xO₂ epilayers were also grown for the first time in the range o < x < 0.17. Chromium concentration and homogeneity were determined by electron microprobe analysis. The separation coefficient k was also found to vary with x. It is close to unity below x = 0.001 and above this value Cr is incorporated more easily. High quality heteroepitaxial layers (1 cm² area, 1 to 30 μm thickness) of V_1−xCr_xO₂ have for the first time allowed the measurement of the optical absorption coefficient.     

Surface crystallization of rare-earth aluminosilicate glasses

Surface crystallization in a rare-earth aluminosilicate glass (Nd₂O₃–Al₂O₃–SiO₂–TiO₂) was studied using an isothermal method and the crystal growth rate of the glasses was evaluated as a function of the composition. For measuring the surface crystal growth rate, two different methods: measurement of the crystal layer in the longitudinal and lateral growth direction. It was found that crystallization proceeded by surface crystallization only and TiO₂ did not act as a nucleating agent. The growth rate was strongly dependent on the viscosity of glass and agreed with prediction from the Preston model using the known viscosity and melting temperature. As the Si/Nd and Si/Al ratios decreased, the crystal growth rate increased. TiO₂ and Nd₂O₃ played the role of network modifier, which decreased the viscosity of the glass, facilitating crystallization of the rare-earth aluminosilicate glass.     

Diluted and non-diluted ferric ions in borate glasses studied by electron paramagnetic resonance

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of lithium borate glass (1 - x)(0.63B₂O₃ · 0.37Li₂O) · xFe₂O₃, with x varying from 0.001 to 0.1, were measured at different microwave frequencies and temperatures. For low Fe³⁺ concentrations (Fe₂O₃ molar contents from 0.001 to 0.01), X-band EPR spectra, consisting of a g_{ef = 4.3} peak accompanied by a shoulder continuing down to g_{ef = 9.7}, are computer simulated on the basis of a ‘rhombic’ spin-Hamiltonian with Zeeman and fine-structure terms. A good fit to the experimental spectra for various Fe₂O₃ contents is observed with the same values of the spin-Hamiltonian parameters and assuming a Lorentzian lineshape and a linewidth increasing linealry with the concentration of Fe³⁺ ions. It is concluded that the spectrum is due to diluted Fe³⁺ ions in a relatively strong crystal field of orthorhombic symmetry, with largely distributed fine-structure parameters. From the concentration dependence of the line width, by extending to glasses a theoretical EPR linewidth expression derived for polycrystalline systems, the minimum distance between diluted Fe³⁺ ions is estimated as 4.9 Å. A diluted state of Fe³⁺ ions in the glass network in this range is also confirmed by the temperature dependence of the g_ef = 4.3 resonance which follows a Curie law. For intermediate concentrations of Fe³⁺ ions (Fe₂O₃ molar contents from 0.01 to 0.1), the width of the g_ef = 4.3 line is proportional to the square root of concentration, still indicating dipolar interactions. On the other hand, the microwave frequency dependence of a broad g_ef ≈ 2 line, which coexists at these concentrations with the g_ef = 4.3 line, shows that the former line is due to pairs or small clusters of exchange-coupled Fe³⁺ ions. The temperature dependence of the g_ef ≈ 2 line intensity in 0.1 mol Fe₂O₃ glass is consistent with a more antiferromagnetic character by comparison with the 0.05 mol Fe₂O₃ glass, which is attributed to an appearance, at higher Fe₂O₃ contents, of iron-containing microclusters not incorporated in the random glass network, with smaller distances between the paramagnetic ions. These microcluster are probably the origin of a new narrow line superposed with the broad g_ef ≈ 2 line in the low-temperature EPR spectra.     

Structural transformation of the TiO2---SiO2 system gel during heat-treatment

The gel formation of the (100-x)TiO₂·xSiO₂ (x = 0–10 mol%) system has been studied. The progressive elimination of residues was followed by DTA and TGA curves. DTA curves showed that the formation of anatase during heat treatment could be sensibly slowed down with the increase of SiO₂. The relationship between the gel composition and crystallization temperature of anatase has been systematically investigated. The X-ray diffraction spectra demonstrated that the crystallization temperature of anatase is 400°C for TiO₂ gel and 430°C for 90TiO₂ - 10SiO₂ gel. The infrared absorption spectra were used to follow the structural transformation of gels heat-treated at different temperatures. With the help of EPR it is evident that titanium ions exist only in tetravalence.     

The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the dielectric constants, and their temperature dependences, of phosphate and tellurite glasses

Measurements of the pressure dependence of the static dielectric constant of tellurite (pure TeO₂ and 67%TeO₂ + 33%WO₃) and samarium phosphate (5%Sm₂O₃ + 95%P₂O₅ and 15%Sm₂O₃ + 85%P₂O₅) glasses at elevated pressures (0–70 kbar) for a range of temperatures (77–380 K) are reported. The electrical properties under pressure have been determined from the low-frequency complex plane analysis of glass discs contained within a Bridgman opposed anvil cell. The most notable observation is that the pressure dependence of the static dielectric constant, of all glasses studied, is positive, for example for vitreous TeO₂ ln ε/P is equal to 4.41 × 10⁻¹¹ (Pa⁻¹) at 293 K. Behaviour of this type is common to a number of materials (plastics and chalcogenide glasses) for which it is not possible to define any long-range order. It is in direct contrast with the behaviour of crystalline insulators, for which ε/P is usually negative. The effect of pressure on the dielectric constant has been analysed using two different approaches based on the macroscopic Clausius-Mossotti equation. The effects of high pressure on the dielectric constant have been correlated with the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant at atmospheric pressure.     

Structural distribution and rigidity of the glass network determined by EPR of Cu

The linewidth-broadening of the EPR spectra of Cu²⁺ in silicate, borate and phosphate glasses was analyzed in terms of the distribution of g_| and A_| (δ_| and δA_|) and related to the distribution of the rigidity of the network structure. X- and K-band spectra were measured for the glasses doped with ⁶³Cu²⁺ (93% abundance). The linewidth of the HFS shoulders with parallel orientation to H increased linearly with increasing m or microwave frequency. δg_| and δA_| showed a marked dependence on glass composition. For example, in Na₂O---B₂O₃ glasses, on going from x (mol% of Na₂O) being small through intermediate to large, δg_| varied from small through large to negligibly small. In contrast to these glasses δg_| was extremely large for 75PbO · 25B₂O₃ glass. The large δg_| for the Na₂O---B₂O₃ glassesof intermediate x was attributed to the coexistence of various borate groups competitively coordinating to Cu²⁺. Negligibly small δg_| for 70Na₂O · 30B₂O₃ glass and extremely large δg_| for 75PbO ·25B₂O₃ glass, both with a narrower structural distribution, reflect regidity of the glass network. The Pb---O bonding is strong enough to distort the coordination of Cu²⁺-complex. The situation is the reverse in Na₂O---B₂O₃ glasses.     

Li(Na,K)Ba(Sr,Ca)B9O15∶Eu3+荧光粉的制备及发光性能

采用高温固相法在空气气氛下合成了一系列Eu³⁺掺杂硼酸盐基质荧光粉。用X射线衍射、荧光光谱以及色坐标等手段对荧光粉的晶相和发光性能进行表征。通过LiBaB₉O₁₅中的碱金属以及碱土金属之间的相互取代,研究了基质组成的改变对荧光粉发光性能的影响。结果表明,在Li(Na,K)Ba(Sr,Ca)B₉O₁₅∶0.07Eu³⁺系列荧光粉中,LiSrB₉O₁₅∶0.07Eu³⁺荧光粉的发光强度最强。考察了煅烧温度、保温时间和Eu³⁺掺杂量对LiSrB₉O₁₅∶Eu³⁺荧光粉晶相和发光性能的影响,煅烧温度为750 ℃,保温时间为1~5 h时,样品的结晶性均良好。Eu³⁺掺杂量为0.52时,LiSrB₉O₁₅∶Eu³⁺荧光粉的发光强度最强。当x≥0.42(x=0.42,0.47,0.52,0.57)时,LiSrB₉O₁₅∶xEu³⁺色坐标均接近标准红光(0.67,0.33)。比较了LiSrB₉O₁₅∶xEu³⁺(x=0.02~0.57)荧光粉的611 nm(⁵D₀→⁷F₂)和586 nm(⁵D₀→⁷F₁)处发射峰相对强度比值R,R值变化不大,说明多数Eu³⁺在晶格中处于非反演对称中心的格位;比较了LiSrB₉O₁₅∶0.52Eu³⁺荧光粉和商用Y₂O₃∶Eu³⁺荧光粉的发光特性,在260 nm波长激发下,LiSrB₉O₁₅∶0.52Eu³⁺荧光粉的发光强度弱于Y₂O₃∶Eu³⁺荧光粉;在362 nm和394 nm波长激发下,LiSrB₉O₁₅∶0.52Eu³⁺荧光粉的发光强度强于Y₂O₃∶Eu³⁺荧光粉。     

Aurivillius结构Bi2MoxW1-xO6铁电功能晶体的生长与性质表征

本文采用固相反应法探索了Aurivillius结构Bi₂Mo_xW_1-xO₆体系的合成条件以及能够形成固溶体的成分范围,探索了Bi₂Mo_xW_1-xO₆晶体的助熔剂法生长体系,并对晶体的结构、变温介电性质和电阻率进行了测定和分析。Bi₂Mo_xW_1-xO₆体系中Mo的占比x可以在0~1的范围内连续变化,采用固相反应法可以在500~870 ℃范围内的不同温度合成纯的Bi₂Mo_xW_1-xO₆铁电相。采用Li₂B₄O₇-Bi₂O₃(摩尔比2∶1)作为助熔剂生长得到了厘米级Bi₂WO₆单畴晶体,厚度不小于2 mm,最大尺寸则达到了约40 mm。在n(Bi₂O₃)∶n(MoO₃)∶n(WO₃)∶n(Li₂B₄O₇)=1∶1∶1∶1(摩尔比)体系中生长得到了厚度约1 mm的Bi₂Mo_0.15W_0.85O₆厘米量级单畴晶体,结构解析表明Bi₂Mo_0.15W_0.85O₆属于正交晶系,Aba2(No.41)空间群。变温介电性质测试表明,Bi₂Mo_0.15W_0.85O₆晶体的介电常数ε₃₃由Bi₂WO₆晶体的70提高到了102,介电弛豫现象发生的温度由Bi₂WO₆晶体的430 ℃降到了330 ℃附近。变温电阻率测试表明,Bi₂WO₆与Bi₂Mo_0.15W_0.85O₆晶体的电阻率均随温度升高而降低,在100 ℃以下,Bi₂WO₆的电阻率高于Bi₂Mo_0.15W_0.85O₆晶体,且随温度升高,二者电阻率的差距在逐渐缩小。     

Vibrational and structural properties of glass and crystalline phases of TeO2

A wide-spread opinion regarding the paratellurite (-TeO₂) lattice as a parent structure of TeO₂ glass is questioned. Consequently, the Raman and infrared spectra of TeO₂ glass are contrasted with those of three crystalline lattices (, β, γ) of TeO₂ and their vibrational state density distribution functions. Additionally, the data on the crystallization of the liquid and glassy states of TeO₂ are considered. As a result, of the known crystalline phases of TeO₂, the γ-phase is proposed as the closest to TeO₂ glass.     

Structure and magnetic properties of lead vanadate glasses

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been used to obtain structural information on the xPbO · (1−x)V₂O₅ glass system where x=0.22, 0.35, 0.43, and 0.54. The binding energies from the Pb 4f_7/2 and Pb 4f_5/2 core levels decrease with increasing PbO content while the full-width at half-maximum of these peaks increase. The O 1s spectra show an asymmetry for samples having composition x<0.5, which results from oxygen atoms in the V–O–V configuration (bridging oxygens) and from oxygen atoms in the V–O–Pb and Pb–O–Pb configurations (non-bridging oxygens). The number of non-bridging oxygens was found to increase from 81% to 92% with increasing PbO content. For x=0.54, the O 1s spectrum was symmetric indicating that all three oxygen configurations have essentially the same binding energy. This behavior in addition to the decreasing binding energies of the Pb 4f levels with increasing PbO content suggest that the Pb–O bonds are becoming more covalent in nature and that eventually PbO changed its role from a glass modifier to a glass former for x>0.5. The asymmetric V 2p_3/2 peaks for the x<0.4 glasses indicate the presence of a small concentration of V⁴⁺ ions in addition to V⁵⁺ ions, while the symmetric V 2p_3/2 peaks for the more concentrated PbO vanadate glasses indicate only V⁵⁺ being present. The concentration of V⁴⁺ ions (0–4%) from the XPS data is consistent with determinations from magnetic susceptibility measurements on the same glass samples. In addition to the paramagnetic contribution (Curie–Weiss temperature-dependent behavior) from the V⁴⁺ ions, the susceptibility for these oxide glasses consisted of a positive, constant contribution arising from the temperature-independent paramagnetic V₂O₅ exceeding the diamagnetism from the core ions.     

Sr3ZnNb2O9:0.3Eu3+,xNa+荧光粉的合成和发光性能研究

本文通过高温固相反应成功制备了Sr₃ZnNb₂O₉∶0.3Eu³⁺,xNa⁺(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5)系列荧光粉。X射线衍射分析和精修结果表明,Eu³⁺和Na⁺成功掺杂到Sr₃ZnNb₂O₉基质中,并部分取代了Zn²⁺。采用扫描电子显微镜测试了样品的微观形貌和元素分布。光谱特性和热稳定性研究表明,Na⁺的最佳掺杂浓度为x=0.2,Na⁺的引入提高了Sr₃ZnNb₂O₉∶0.3Eu³⁺荧光粉的热稳定性,活化能为0.163 eV。计算出Sr₃ZnNb₂O₉∶0.3Eu³⁺, 0.2Na⁺样品...     

XAS study of lanthanum coordination environments in glasses of the system K2O---SiO2---La2O3

The La L₁ and L₃ XANES and L₃ EXAFS have been investigated for the series of glasses 10K₂O---50SiO₂---x La₂O₃ (x = 1, 5, 10) and (10 − x)K₂O---40SiO₂−(x/3)La₂O₃ (x = 7.5, 5, 2.5) and model compounds La₂O₃, LaAlO₃, LaPO₄, La₂NiO₄, La₂CuO₄ and La(OH)₃. An edge resonance at 25 eV above the L₁ edge in the glass spectra is concentration-dependent, decreasing in intensity with increasing lanthanum concentration. The 2s → nd forbidden transition increases with La₂O₃ concentration, indicating a reduction in the ‘average’ site symmetry of the first coordination shell of La. Mapping _X(k) space, which is a new and promising technique, was employed to extract bond distance, coordination number and thermal parameters from the EXAFS. By this method, one calculates the complete _X(k) space a function of all physically reasonable values of the adjusted parameters in all possible combinations. The advantage in this method is the assurance of a global minimum. Bond lengths were comparable to those obtained by Fourier transforming the phase corrected EXAFS. The values are 2.42 Å (± 0.03 Å) for La---O. The coordination numbers (N ≤ 7 ± 1.5) were derived by mapping and comparison to the published structures for other La compounds. _X(k) mapping is compared with least-squares fitting the data, and the correlation between the Debye-Waller factor and coordination number is also discussed.     

Phase relations around langasite (La3Ga5SiO14) in the system La2O3–Ga2O3–SiO2 in air

Phase relations around langasite (LGS, La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄) were studied on the basis of phase assemblage observed during calcination and crystallization process of samples of various compositions in the ternary system La₂O₃–Ga₂O₃–SiO₂. A ternary compound of apatite structure, La₁₄Ga_xSi_9–xO_39–x/2 was found for the first time. Crystallization of this compound was observed in the cooling process of molten samples of stoichiometric LGS as well as LGS single crystal, demonstrating that LGS is an incongruent-melting compound. A phase diagram was established primarily based on the crystallization sequence in the cooling process.     

An infrared study of crystallization in sodium-disilicate glasses containing iron oxides

The infrared absorption spectra of sodium-disilicate glasses containing various amounts of Fe₂O₃ ([Na₂O · 2 SiO₂]_1−x [Fe₂O₃]_x, where X = 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2) were investigated in the wavenumber range from 200–2000 cm⁻¹. The addition of Fe₂O₃ to the sodium-disilicate glass does not seem to introduce any new absorption band as compared with the spectrum of a pure sodium-disilicate glass; nevertheless, a general shift of the existing absorption bands toward lower wavenumbers is observed. The amount of shift is, in fact, proportional to the content of Fe₂O₃ in the glass. This observation is consistent with the recently proposed structural model for the bonding of Fe³⁺ ions in the iron-sodium-silicate glass system.

Annealing of 20 mol% iron oxide glasses at 550 and 580°C produced an extra sharp infrared absorption peak at about 610 cm⁻¹ wavenumber. This new peak is believed to be related to the crystallized particles of the glass as concluded from both a scanning electron micrograph and an electron diffraction pattern.