1. CEN Valrh?, BP171, 30207, Bagnols sur Cèze, France 2. Chimie de la Matière Condensée, Université P. et M. Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France
Abstract:
Gels have been synthesized in the SiO2-Na2O-ZrO2 system and calcined at various temperatures up to 700°C. They have been studied by infrared absorption spectroscopy. The position of the asymmetric stretching frequency of the SiO4 unit is used as a tracer of the homogeneity. It is shown that sodium increases the solubility of zirconium in the silica matrix as already observed in fused glasses.