Physical and structural properties of glasses in the TeO2-TiO2-Nb2O5 system

Twelve glasses in the TeO2-TiO2-Nb2O5 system have been prepared. The glass forming region in the TeO2-TiO2-Nb2O5 ternary system was determined. The structural role of each component was studied by FTIR and some of their physical properties (density, molar volume, oxygen molar volume, transition temp...

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Autores: Villegas Broncano, María Ángeles, Fernández Navarro, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/88074
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/88074
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Thermal properties
Niobates
Tellurites
Glass
Spectroscopy
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Sumario:Twelve glasses in the TeO2-TiO2-Nb2O5 system have been prepared. The glass forming region in the TeO2-TiO2-Nb2O5 ternary system was determined. The structural role of each component was studied by FTIR and some of their physical properties (density, molar volume, oxygen molar volume, transition temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, optical absorption and energy gap) were determined. The glass structure is mainly built by [TeO4] groups, while Nb5+ and Ti4+-ions play as network modifiers. As the Nb2O5 and TiO2 concentration increases, [TeO4] groups progressively change to [TeO3] groups as a consequence of the network opening. The contribution of the three ions to the oxygen molar volume follows the order: Te4+ > Ti4+ > Nb5+. TiO2 incorporation and even more Nb2O5 improve the glasses thermal stability and the network reinforcement. TiO2 is the component which contributes in the highest extent to decrease the glass energy gap. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.