Thermal and optical properties of TeO2–ZnO–BaO glasses

We report the results of a systematic study of the thermal and optical properties of a new family of tellurite glasses, TeO₂–ZnO–BaO (TZBa), as a function of the barium oxide mole fraction and compare them with those of TeO₂–ZnO–Na₂O (TZN). The characteristic temperatures of this new glass family (glass transition, T_g, crystallization, T_x, and melting, T_m) increase significantly with BaO content and the glasses are more thermally stable (greater ΔT = T_x ? T_g) than TZN glasses. Relative to these, Raman gain coefficient of the TZBa glasses also increases by approximately 40% as well as the Raman shift from ~ 680 cm^? 1 to ~ 770 cm^? 1. The latter shift is due to the modification of the glass with the creation of non-bridging oxygen ions in the glass network. Raman spectroscopy allows us to monitor the changes in the glass network resulting from the introduction of BaO.     

Dielectric and optical properties of surface crystallized TeO2– LiNbO3 glasses

Glasses with composition (100 − x) TeO₂–x LiNbO₃ (10⩽x⩽50) were prepared by conventional melt-quenching. The glass-formation ability, dielectric and optical properties of these glasses were studied. LiNbO₃ microcrystallites were directly precipitated on the surface of the glass, with the composition 50 TeO₂ – 50 LiNbO₃, by a single step heat treatment. The polar nature and second-order optical non-linearity of the transparent surface crystallized glasses are manifested in their strong pyroelectric response, ferroelectric hysteresis and intense second harmonic generation of 1064 nm wavelength radiation.     

Piezoelectric and elastic properties of ZnF2–PbO–TeO2: TiO2 glass ceramics

Piezoelectric coefficients d₃₃ as well as ultrasonic velocities and elastic coefficients of ZnF₂–PbO–TeO₂ glasses crystallized with different concentrations of TiO₂ (0.5 to 2.0 wt.%) were measured. The contribution to the piezoelectric coefficients is attributed to presence of Pb₅Ti₃F₁₉, PbTiO₃ and PbTeO₃ ferroelectric crystal phases. The piezoelectric coefficients show substantial sensitivity to presence of TiO₂. The ultrasonic velocities and the related elastic coefficients in these glass ceramics as a functions of concentration of nucleating agent TiO₂ exhibited minimal effect at 1.0 wt.%. This is ascribed to the larger presence of titanium ions in Ti³⁺ states which act as modifiers and finally de-polymerize glass ceramic network. The results have been further discussed quantitatively within a framework of different oxidation states of titanium ions and the nature of the crystal phases ingrained in the glass ceramic.     

The role of modifier’s cation valence in structural properties of TeO2-based glasses

The compositional invariance of the Raman spectra of (1 ? x)TeO₂–xM_nO_m glasses (M = Ti, Nb) is analyzed and interpreted as evidence for the conservatism of a framework-type constitution inherent to such glasses. This is assigned to the chemical similarity of cations in the X–O–Y bridges (X, Y = Te⁴⁺, Ti⁴⁺, Nb⁵⁺) considered as the framework building blocks. It is concluded that the atoms of metals having valence IV and V can be placed into the category of such cations, to which certain of the atoms with valence III can be added.     

声光晶体TeO2的生长及缺陷研究

本文研究了直接ＴeO２晶体中的主要晶体缺陷形成机理,讨论分析了Ｔ eO2单晶生长的工艺参数对晶体缺陷的影响,结果表明：晶体裂缝的主要与温度梯度有关,温度梯度大于２０－２５℃/cm及出现界面翻转时,易造成晶全的开裂,位错密度增加,晶体中的包裹体主要为气态包裹全,它的形成主要与籽晶的转速和晶体的提拉速率有关,转速１５－１８r/min,拉速０.55mm/h,固液界面微凹,可以减少晶体中的气态包裹体,晶体台阶由晶体生长过程中温度和生长速度的引起伏引起,当台阶间距较宽时,易形成包裹体。     

大尺寸优质声光晶体TeO2的生长

采用坩埚下降法生长了二氧化碲(TeO2)声光晶体,从原料角度分析了散射、云雾状云层等缺陷的形成,研究了晶体开裂和晶体结构的关系,从而确定了晶体生长最佳工艺条件为生长速率<0.6mm/h,固液界面的温度梯度约为45°C/cm,沿<110>方向生长可减少开裂.获得了尺寸大于55×55×120mm3的优质TeO2晶体,并测试了晶体的性能.     

Influence of Bi2O3 content on the crystallization behavior of TeO2–Bi2O3–ZnO glass system

Glass ceramic materials with composition 75TeO₂–xBi₂O₃–(25-x)ZnO (x = 13, 12, 11) possessing transparency in the near- and mid-infrared (MIR) regions were studied in this paper. It was found that as the Bi₂O₃ content increased in the glass composition, the observed crystallization tendency is enhanced, and high crystal concentrations were obtained for the glasses with high Bi₂O₃ content while maintaining transparency in the MIR region. Crystal size in the glass ceramic was reduced by adjusting the heat treatment conditions; the smallest average size obtained in this study is 700 nm. Bi_0.864Te_0.136O_1.568 was identified using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and found to be the only crystal phase developed in the glass ceramics when the treatment temperature was fixed at 335 °C. The morphology of the crystals was studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and crystals were found to be polyhedral structures with uniform sizes and a narrow size distribution for a fixed heat treatment regime. Infrared absorption spectra of the resulting glass ceramics were studied. The glass ceramic retained transparency in the infrared region when the crystals inside were smaller than 1 μm, with an absorption coefficient less than 0.5/cm in the infrared region from 1.25 to 2.5 μm. The mechanical properties were also improved after crystallization; the Vickers Hardness value of the glass ceramic increased by 10% relative to the base glass.     

Role of Te valence on phases crystallized in K2O–Nb2O5–TeO2 glasses

Differences in crystalline phases between glass-ceramics and sintered ceramics in the K₂O–Nb₂O₅–TeO₂ system have been examined, particularly to obtain information on the role of Te valence on crystallization behaviors of TeO₂-based glasses. In glasses or glass-ceramics, the valence of Te⁴⁺ is retained even during heat-treatment up to around 600°C, leading to the formation of crystalline phases containing Te⁴⁺, e.g., the face-centered cubic crystalline phase. In a powder sintering method, Te⁴⁺ is easily oxidized to Te⁶⁺ during sintering at around 600°C in air and compounds such as KNbTeO₆ in which Te⁶⁺ is present are formed.     

Bridgman法生长TeO2晶体的缺陷分析

采用Bridgman法生长了二氧化碲(TeO2)晶体,运用光学显微镜、电子衍射光谱、化学腐蚀等方法分析了该方法生长TeO2晶体内部的缺陷.初步讨论了散射点、微裂纹、气泡和黑点、条纹以及腐蚀坑等微缺陷的形成机理.结果表明:晶体内部的散射点来自于原料中杂质,条纹主要是由于晶体内应力引起,晶体内的气泡和黑点和晶体生长的温度密切相关,并就如何减少这些微缺陷进行了初步探讨.     

Production and properties of high purity TeO2− WO3−(La2O3, Bi2O3) and TeO2− ZnO−Na2O−Bi2O3 glasses

TeO₂–WO₃ (TW), TeO₂–WO₃–La₂O₃ (TWL), TeO₂–WO₃–La₂O₃–Bi₂O₃ (TWLB) and TeO₂–ZnO–Na₂O–Bi₂O₃ (TZNB) glasses were produced by high-purity oxide mixtures melting in platinum or gold crucible at 800 °C in the atmosphere of purified oxygen. The total content of Cu, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni impurities was not more than 0.1–0.5 ppm wt in the initial oxides and glasses. The stability of TZNB glasses to crystallization, characterized by (T_x ? T_g) value more than 150 °C, was demonstrated by DSC measurements at heating rate 10 K/min. In the case of La₂O₃-containing glasses the thermal effects of both crystallization and fusion of the crystallized phases were not observed. The hydroxyl groups absorption coefficients of pure tellurite glasses at the maximum of the absorption band (λ ~ 3 μm) were in the region of 0.012–0.001 cm^?1. The optical absorption losses, measured by the laser calorimetry method at λ = 1.56 and 1.97 μm, did not exceed 100 dB/km.     

Structure of TeO2 · B2O3 glasses inferred from infrared spectroscopy and DFT calculations

Glasses in the system (1 ? x)TeO₂ · xB₂O₃ glasses (with x = 0.3 and 0.4) have been prepared from melt quenching method. The structural changes were studied by FTIR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. From the analysis of the FTIR spectra it is reasonable to assume that when increasing boron ions content the tetrahedral [BO₄] units are gradually replaced by trigonal [BO₃] units. The increase in the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms would decrease the connectivity of the glass network, would depolymerize of borate chains and would necessite quite a radical rearrangement of the network formed by the [TeO₆] octahedral. This is possible considering that tellurium dioxide brings stoichiometrically two oxygen atoms in [TeO₄] and needs an additional oxygen atom for the formation of [TeO₆] octahedra. This additional oxygen atom is evidently taken off from the boron co-ordination and thus boron atoms transfer their [BO₄] co-ordination into [BO₃] co-ordination. We used the FTIR spectroscopic data in order to compute two possible models of the glasses matrix. We propose two possible structural models of building blocks for the formation of continuous random network glasses used by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.     

Spectroscopic properties of Tm3+ doped TeO2-R2O-La2O3 glasses for 1.47 μm optical amplifiers

Upon excitation at 808 nm laser diode, an intense 1.47 μm infrared fluorescence has been observed with a broad full width at half maximum (FWHM) of about 124 nm for the Tm³⁺-doped TeO₂-K₂O-La₂O₃ glass. The Judd–Ofelt parameters found for this glass are: Ω₂ = 5.26 × 10^?20 cm², Ω₄ = 1.57 × 10^?20 cm² and Ω₆ = 1.44 × 10^?20 cm². The calculated emission cross-sections of the 1.47 μm transition are 3.57 × 10^?21 cm², respectively. It is noted that the gain bandwidth, σ_e × FWHM, of the glass is about 440 × 10^?28 cm³, which is significantly higher than that in ZBLAN and Gallate glasses, a high gain of 35.5 dB at 1470 nm can be obtained in a TKL glass fiber. TeO₂-R₂O (R = Li, Na, K)-La₂O₃ glasses has been considered to be more useful as a host for broadband optical fiber amplifier.     

CZ法生长参数对TeO2晶体质量的影响

本文主要讨论CZ法生长TeO2晶体中温度梯度、拉速、转速等工艺参数对晶体质量的影响,分析了晶体开裂、包裹物等宏观缺陷以及位错等微观缺陷的形成机理.从晶体形态、包裹体和位错密度变化等方面探讨了晶体生长参数与晶体缺陷之间的内在关系.     

光折变晶体Bi2TeO5的生长及光学性能研究

采用坩埚下降法生长了新型光折变晶体Bi2TeO5,通过优化生长工艺,获得了直径25mm、长度50mm的Bi2TeO5晶体.研究了晶体开裂和变色等缺陷,测试了晶体的光学性能.测得Bi2TeO5晶体的三阶非线性光学响应时间为8.5ps,三阶非线性光学系数为7.4×10-10.     

Effects of Fe2O3 replacement of ZnO on elastic and structural properties of 80TeO2–(20 − x)ZnO–xFe2O3 tellurite glass system

Ternary tellurite glasses with the chemical formula 80TeO₂–(2 ? x)ZnO–xFe₂O₃ (x = 0–15 mol%) have been prepared by the melt-quenching method. Elastic and structural properties of the glasses were investigated by measuring both longitudinal and shear velocities using the pulse-echo overlap method at 5 MHz and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, respectively. Both longitudinal and shear velocity showed a large increase of 3.40% and 4.68%, respectively, at x = 5 mol% before a smaller increase for x > 5 mol%. Interestingly, longitudinal modulus (L), shear modulus (G), bulk modulus (K) and Young's modulus (E) recorded similar trends with increase in Fe₂O₃. The initial large increases in shear and longitudinal velocity and related elastic moduli observed at x = 5 mol% are suggested to be due to structural modification which enhances rigidity of the glass network. FTIR analysis showed increase in bridging oxygen (BO) as indicated by the relative intensity of the TeO₄ assigned peaks and increase in intensity of the FeO₆ assigned peak (~ 451 cm^? 1) which indicates that Fe acts as a modifier in the glass network. The increase in rigidity of the glass system is suggested to be due to the increase of BO together with the formation of strong covalent FeO bond. Quantitative analysis based on the bulk compression and ring deformation models showed that the k_bc/k_exp value decreased gradually from 2.41 (x = 0 mol%) to 2.02 (x = 15 mol%) which infers that the glass system became a relatively more open 3D network as Fe₂O₃ was increased.     

Eu3+掺杂Sr3Y2TeO9的红色荧光粉

采用高温固相法制备了一系列Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺新型红色荧光粉,研究了Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺的物相结构、发光性能、衰减寿命以及热稳定性。研究结果表明新型红色荧光粉Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺能在近紫外光或蓝光激发下发出强烈的红光,并确定了Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺的浓度猝灭机制是电偶极-电偶极之间相互作用。其色坐标结果表明,随着掺杂浓度的增加该荧光粉的色坐标均在红色区域。温度相关荧光发射光谱揭示了该荧光粉具有良好的热稳定性。荧光衰减曲线显示在Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺荧光粉中当x=0.34时为最佳掺杂浓度,其平均荧光寿命为0.619 ms。综合以上研究结果表明新型红色荧光粉Sr₃Y_2-xTeO₉∶xEu³⁺在荧光转换近紫外激发白光二极管中具有良好的应用前景。     

Spectroscopic properties of the 1.8 μm emission of Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped TeO2–ZnO–Bi2O3 glasses with efficient energy transfer

Tm³⁺-doped and Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺-codoped TeO₂–ZnO–Bi₂O₃ (TZB) glasses are prepared by melt-quenching method. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters (Ω_t t = 2, 4, 6), radiative transition rate, and radiative lifetime of Tm³⁺ are calculated based on the absorption spectra. The 1.8 μm emission of the samples is investigated under 980 nm laser excitation. The absorption, emission cross-sections, and gain coefficient of Tm³⁺:³F₄ → ³H₆ are calculated. The energy transfer processes of Yb³⁺–Yb³⁺ and Yb³⁺–Tm³⁺ are analyzed, the results show that the Yb³⁺ ions can transfer their energy to Tm³⁺ ions with large energy transfer coefficient, and a maximum efficiency of 79%.     

Band gap determination by absorption spectrum fitting method (ASF) and structural properties of different compositions of (60−x) V2O5–40TeO2–xSb2O3 glasses

Glasses with compositions (60?x) V₂O₅–40TeO₂–xSb₂O₃ with 0 ? x ? 10 (in mol%) have been prepared using usual melt quenching method. The position of the absorption edge and hence the values of the optical band gap was found to depend on the glass composition. Using the Tauc model, the absorption spectrum fitting method (ASF) was employed to obtain the optical band gap. This method requires only the measurement of the absorbance spectrum of the sample. For each sample, the width of the band tail was determined. Also, the density and glass transition temperature values indicate that the rigidity and packing of the samples increase with increase in Sb₂O₃ concentration.     

Temperature dependent blue second harmonic generation in Ba5Li2Ti2Nb8O30 microcrystals embedded in TeO2 glass–matrix

The as-quenched samples in the system (100 ? x) TeO₂-(x) Ba₅Li₂Ti₂Nb₈O₃₀ (2 ? x ? 8) were found to be embedded with 10–20 μm sized crystallites of the polar phase Ba₅Li₂Ti₂Nb₈O₃₀ (BLTN). Blue (400 nm) second harmonic generation (SHG) was observed in transmission mode when 800 nm laser light was allowed to pass through the individual crystallites. The blue SHG signal was temperature dependent and its intensity was maximum at ～175 °C which was tentatively attributed to the concomitant changes associated with the refractive indices of the BLTN crystallites. The SHG intensity attained a minimum value around the Curie temperature of BLTN crystals.