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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3143-3146 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 11-12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- Crystallization
- Lead germanate glasses
- Microstructure
- Thermal properties