Thermal and microstructural investigations of oxyfluoride lead germanate glasses

Mithat Cem Elbizim*, Demet Tatar, Deniz Yilmaz, M. Lütfi Öveçoǧlu

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Abstract

In this study, thermal behaviour and microstructural characterization of germanium rich GeO2-PbF2 binary glass system were investigated. The studies were conducted for 10, 20 and 30 mol% PbF2 contents. The thermal behaviour of oxyfluoride lead germanate glasses was studied using differential thermal analysis (DTA) at the heating rate of 10 °C/min, in air flow. Effects of different heating rates and PbF2 content were investigated on the glass transition, crystallization and melting temperatures. The structural investigations of as-cast and annealed samples which are heat-treated above crystallization peak temperatures were conducted using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Utilizing these techniques, α-GeO2, α-PbGe4O9, γ-PbGe4O9, PbGeO3 and Pb3GeO5 phases were identified..

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3143-3146
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume8
Issue number11-12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Crystallization
  • Lead germanate glasses
  • Microstructure
  • Thermal properties

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