The role of alkali content in the devitrification mechanisms of SiO2–Fe2O3–Na2O–PbO SYSTEM

Three batch compositions of pure oxides (SiO₂, Fe₂O₃, PbO, Na₂O) with equivalent SiO₂, Fe₂O₃ and PbO contents and a gradually increased Na₂O content were vitrified through heating in a high temperature electric furnace and subsequent quenching. The resulting vitreous products were thermally treated in order to study the devitrification behaviour, under conditions designated from differential thermal analysis experiments. Depending on the Na₂O content, crystal phase separation gave rise to the growth of acmite and hematite or maghemite. A uniformly phase separated glass-ceramic material, with crystallites of similar size and population density, was produced from devitrification of the vitreous product with the higher Na₂O content.     

New developments in X-ray storage phosphors

We found a significant PSL effect in Eu²⁺-doped fluorozirconate glasses (ZBLAN) which were additionally doped with Br⁻ or Cl⁻ ions. The PSL is attributed to the characteristic emission of Eu²⁺ present in nano-crystallites of BaBr₂ or BaCl₂, which form in the glass upon annealing. The metastable hexagonal form of BaX₂ (X=Br,Cl) is always formed first before it is converted into the stable orthorhombic form. The particle size increases upon annealing and so does the PSL efficiency of the glass ceramic. However, there is a saturation of the PSL efficiency, which is for Br⁻ doping about 9% and for Cl⁻-doping about 80% of the Eu-doped BaFBr standard. The particle size was determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The TEM results show a clear tendency for bigger particles for longer annealing at the expense of its number. The particle size for the most efficient phosphor is about 100 nm.     

钕掺杂磷酸盐微晶玻璃的制备及表征

利用熔融和晶化技术制备掺钕磷酸盐玻璃陶瓷。 采用差热分析、X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、紫外 可见 近红外分光光度计及荧光光谱仪对材料进行表征和分析。 结果表明,在490～540 ℃核化1～2 h,在550 ℃晶化1～3 h,可制得主晶相为Al2SiO5的透明玻璃陶瓷。 其透过率可达69%,晶粒平均尺寸为90 nm,并随热处理时间的增加逐渐增大,但透过率降低。 由于Nd3+在热处理后进入到Al2SiO5晶相中,使荧光谱线在1 056 nm处峰值比原始玻璃强度大。     

VITRIFICATION OF LIGNITE FLY ASH AND METAL SLAGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLASS AND GLASS CERAMICS

This work focuses on the production of glass and glass-ceramics by using industrial wastes or by-products, e.g., two fly ashes from the combustion of lignite, a slag from the production of Fe-Ni and a slag from the making of steel. Vitrification took place at 1 350°-1450℃ and crystallization was achieved by heat treatment at 900, 950 and 1 000℃. The capability of the waste to be vitrified and subsequently devitrified was determined by XRD techniques. The crystalline phase depends greatly on the structure of the by-product and the heat treatment. The final products showed low leachability and good hardness.     

含氟CaO-P2O5-SiO2-Na2O-B2O3玻璃陶瓷的制备及性能表征

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备CaO-P₂O₅-SiO₂-Na₂O-B₂O₃体系前驱体粉末,用CaF₂替代部分CaO再次制备前驱体粉末。 通过TG-DSC分析确定结晶温度为865 ℃,经过热处理获得主晶相为Na₆Ca₃Si₆O₁₈的玻璃陶瓷。 通过X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等技术手段及体外生物活性实验分析玻璃陶瓷的显微结构及性能。 结果表明,CaF₂的加入能提高玻璃陶瓷的体积密度、抗折强度和弹性模量,并且不会破坏玻璃陶瓷的生物活性。     

Cr4+掺杂Li1.14Zn1.43SiO4透明微晶玻璃近红外宽带光谱特性

采用高温熔融法和热处理制备了Cr⁴⁺掺杂Li_1.14Zn_1.43SiO₄微晶玻璃, 探讨了不同热处理温度下样品的物相、微观形貌及发光性能. 结果表明: 580℃热处理2h得到的微晶玻璃, Li_1.14Zn_1.43SiO₄微晶的粒径约为5nm, 在808nm的二极管激发下, 可观察到中心波长位于1226nm, 半高宽为230nm的近红外宽带发射峰, 荧光寿命约为200.73±1.71μs. 随着热处理温度的升高, Cr⁴⁺离子所处的晶体场环境发生了变化, 且可以观察到样品吸收光谱发生微弱的蓝移, 而荧光光谱发生少量的红移, 分析了晶体场环境变化对样品发光性能的影响. 关键词： 铬离子 微晶玻璃 超宽带发光 晶体场     

Thermal and Sintering Behaviour of Basalt Glasses and Natural Basalt Powders

A study of three Spanish and one Bulgarian basaltic rock demonstrated that, after thermal treatment at temperatures higher than 800°C, crystallization of pyroxenes, anorthite and magnetic occurred. Following sintering of the original basalts and powdered original glasses, the same crystalline phases were nucleated and grown in the resulting glass-ceramics. Chemical and DTA/TG analyses suggested similar behaviour for the synthesized Canarian basalt glasses, which are located in the tephrite-basanite field, and different behaviour for the trachy-andesite Canarian and the basaltic-andesite Bulgarian basalt glass. In consequence of the high sensitivity of the specific heat to phase transformations, C_p(T) and TMA experiments allowed a distinction between the tephrite-basanite and trachy-andesite Canarian glasses on the basis of their different thermal behaviour. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

复合晶核剂对黄磷炉渣微晶玻璃析晶的影响

以黄磷炉渣为主要原料,通过添加不同种类的复合晶核剂,采用熔融法制备了黄磷炉渣微晶玻璃.借助化学热力学软件FactSage 6.4模拟计算晶相类型,借助Kissinger方程分析析晶能力,利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)进行验证.结果表明:相比添加单一晶核剂TiO2,复合晶核剂TiO2+CaF2或复合晶核剂TiO2+P2O5均能够降低黄磷炉渣基础玻璃的析晶活化能E,促进其析晶,复合晶核剂TiO2+Cr2O3能够提高黄磷炉渣基础玻璃的析晶活化能E,抑制其析晶;无论添加单一晶核剂TiO2,还是添加复合晶核剂TiO2+CaF2、复合晶核剂TiO2+P2O5或复合晶核剂TiO2+Cr2O3,黄磷炉渣微晶玻璃晶相类型相同,主晶相为硅灰石(CaSiO3),副晶相为铝透辉石(Ca(Mg,Al)(Si,Al)2O6)和氟磷灰石(Ca5(PO4)3F),这与化学热力学软件FactSage 6.4模拟计算结果基本一致.     

Tm3+和 Yb3+共掺杂PGETYA玻璃的直接敏化上转换发光

制备了一种稀土离子掺杂的PGETYA氟氧玻璃材料,它不仅具有较高的上转换发光效率,而且还避免了氟化物基质的缺点。其组分为58.52PbF₂-34.43GeO₂-3Al₂O₃ -0.05Tm₂O₃-4Yb₂O₃,以共掺杂Tm³⁺和Yb³⁺离子为上转换研究的对象。测量了该玻璃系统在980 nm LD激发下的上转换发光光谱,观察到很强的476 nm的蓝色荧光,它来源于Tm³⁺离子的¹G₄→³H₆跃迁。同时,还有两个较弱的红色荧光来源于Tm³⁺离子的¹G₄→³H₄和³F₃→³H₆跃迁。对上转换发光强度与泵浦电流关系曲线的拟合结果表明:此材料的蓝色上转换为三光子过程,红色上转换为双光子过程。     

Luminescence behavior of Tb ions in transparent glass and glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nanocrystals

Transparent glass-ceramics have been fabricated by heat treatment with 1.0 mol% Tb₂O₃-doped 45SiO₂-20Al₂O₃-10CaO-25CaF₂ aluminosilicate glass. The precipitated crystalline phase in the glass-ceramics is CaF₂ nanocrystals with a size of 15-27 nm and dispersed in the amorphous phase. Both photo- and radioluminescence measurements show that the increase of Tb³⁺ 545 nm line intensity by a factor of 4 and 3.5 is obtained in glass-ceramics with respect to the as-made glass, respectively.