Sucharu Kaity, Anwesha Dutta, Md Amir, Atiar Rahaman Molla
{"title":"Ultra-strong petalite glass-ceramics: Crystallization kinetics, thermal, optical, and mechanical properties","authors":"Sucharu Kaity, Anwesha Dutta, Md Amir, Atiar Rahaman Molla","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123539","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123539","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium aluminosilicate (LAS)-based glass-ceramics (GCs) were synthesized via a melt-quench process followed by controlled crystallization to obtain the petalite crystal phase. Crystallization kinetics were studied using the steady-state linear reaction model, non-linear kinetics, and model-free analysis. Isothermal predictions determined optimal crystallization rates for LAS-glass. Nucleation was controlled based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed petalite as the primary crystal phase, with minor phases including β-spodumene s.s., lithium aluminosilicate, and lithium metasilicate. FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the bonding structures of petalite crystals. Scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) showed homogeneous nanocrystals with an average varying crystal size of 40–70 nm embedded within the glass phase. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the glass-ceramics decreased to 7.2 × 10⁻⁶/ °C post-ceramization. After heat treatment at 650 °C for 10 h, the GCs exhibited 88 % optical transparency at 589 nm, with remarkable mechanical properties: Vickers hardness of 7.88 GPa, elastic modulus of 95 GPa, and fracture toughness of 4.00 MPa·m⁰<sup>.</sup>⁵. These properties suggest significant potential for applications in electronic displays, transparent armor, and satellites.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"660 ","pages":"Article 123539"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143834065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuanyuan Kang , Zhitao Shan , Shujiang Liu , Jun Zhang , Yanfei Zhang , Yuanzheng Yue
{"title":"Evolution of the crack patterns and mechanical properties of silicoborate glasses with substitution of CaO for Na2O","authors":"Yuanyuan Kang , Zhitao Shan , Shujiang Liu , Jun Zhang , Yanfei Zhang , Yuanzheng Yue","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123535","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123535","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we investigated the microcracking behavior of a series of silicoborate glasses with varying the CaO/(Na<sub>2</sub>O+CaO) ratio (<em>R</em>) under sharp contact loading. The molar composition of the glass series is 22SiO<sub>2</sub>–58B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–XNa<sub>2</sub>O-(20-X) CaO (<em>X</em> = 20, 15,10, 5, 0). We found that the shear cracks occurred in the studied glasses when subjecting to a constant load of 4.9 N for 15 s. Interestingly, the probability of the shear crack occurrence decreases with increasing <em>R</em>. Using the Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was found that the microcrack occurrence and crack resistance (<em>C</em><sub>R</sub>) of the glass was closely associated with the change of the glass medium-range structure. We identified a critical <em>R</em> value of 0.75, at which the glass exhibited the highest Young's modulus, shear modulus and <em>C</em><sub>R</sub>. Furthermore, the appearance of shear cracks is primarily governed by the medium-range structure and isochoric shear flow.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"660 ","pages":"Article 123535"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143825809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Guo , Gao Wenkai , Kang Zeyu , Wu Xue , Hou Yansheng , Cui Jing , Li Xinyu , Zhang Shuo , Yue Yunlong , Kang Junfeng
{"title":"Effect of Al2O3/Na2O ratio on structure, elastic modulus and thermal expansion of Na2O-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses studied by molecular dynamics simulations and experiments","authors":"Yang Guo , Gao Wenkai , Kang Zeyu , Wu Xue , Hou Yansheng , Cui Jing , Li Xinyu , Zhang Shuo , Yue Yunlong , Kang Junfeng","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123524","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123524","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, molecular dynamics simulations and experiments were jointly employed to investigate the effects of increasing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Na<sub>2</sub>O ratio on the structure, elastic modulus, and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) in the Na<sub>2</sub>O-MgO-A1<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SiO<sub>2</sub> glass system. The results showed that with the increase of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Na<sub>2</sub>O, the content of bridging oxygen (BO) and tri-cluster oxygen (TO) increased, while non-bridging oxygen (NBO) attached to [SiO<sub>4</sub>] was preferentially converted into bridging oxygen. The medium-range structural units Q<sup>n</sup> transformed according to the equation Q<sup>3</sup> + Q<sup>2</sup> → Q<sup>4</sup>. Concurrently, the ring size changed from large rings to smaller rings, which indicated the increase of glass network connectivity. As the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Na<sub>2</sub>O ratio increased, the elastic modulus of samples increased significantly, while CTE decreased. The simulated properties exhibited trends consistent with experimental results. In addition, the ratio of non-bridging oxygen to tetrahedral coordination cation (NBO/T) was linearly correlated with elastic modulus and CTE.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 123524"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chuan Guo , Guanting Liu , Shuyan Zhang , Tuo Wang
{"title":"Controlling the static quenching temperature to improve the corrosion resistance performance of Zr-based bulk metallic glass","authors":"Chuan Guo , Guanting Liu , Shuyan Zhang , Tuo Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123540","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123540","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, Zr<sub>62.5</sub>Cu<sub>18.5</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>Al<sub>10</sub>Nb<sub>4</sub> bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were prepared by static quenching at different temperatures. The results show that Zr<sub>62.5</sub>Cu<sub>18.5</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>Al<sub>10</sub>Nb<sub>4</sub> BMGs prepared at high quenching temperature exhibit better corrosion resistance than those prepared at low quenching temperature. The structure of the Zr<sub>62.5</sub>Cu<sub>18.5</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>Al<sub>10</sub>Nb<sub>4</sub> BMGs quenched at high temperature is amorphous, whereas the samples prepared at low quenching temperatures contain some nanocrystals. The correlation between the corrosion resistance and the underlying structure of the Zr<sub>62.5</sub>Cu<sub>18.5</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>Al<sub>10</sub>Nb<sub>4</sub> BMGs at different quenching temperatures was studied, and the corrosion mechanism in a sodium chloride solution was analyzed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"660 ","pages":"Article 123540"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M N Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri , S. Arul raja sekaran , A. Indhrapriyadarshini , K.A. Naseer , K. Marimuthu
{"title":"Spectroscopic analysis of Pr3+ ions doped Barium incorporated B2O3-P2O5-SiO2 tri -former glasses for photonic applications","authors":"M N Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri , S. Arul raja sekaran , A. Indhrapriyadarshini , K.A. Naseer , K. Marimuthu","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new series of trivalent praseodymium-embedded tri-former glasses were developed by varying content among the modifier oxides of Cd and Bi through conventional melt quenching method. The absorption spectral profile of the BPSXBiPr glass spans almost the entire part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters of the titled glass exhibit the trend as Ω<sub>6</sub>>Ω<sub>2</sub>>Ω<sub>4.</sub> Of the five prepared glasses, BPS0BiPr glass shows greater intensity in the luminescence spectra and the transitions <sup>3</sup>P<sub>0</sub>→<sup>3</sup>H<sub>4</sub> (blue) and <sup>3</sup>P<sub>0</sub>→<sup>3</sup>H<sub>6</sub> (Red) are hypersensitive in nature. The reddish-orange emission of the samples were confirmed through the CIE color chromaticity coordinates. The <span><math><msubsup><mi>σ</mi><mi>P</mi><mi>E</mi></msubsup></math></span> value for the current set of glasses exhibits the trend as BPS0BiPr> BPS10BiPr> BPS2.5BiPr> BPS7.5BiPr> BPS5BiPr, which proves the higher lasing ability of the BPS0BiPr glass. All the glasses in the current series exhibits >60 % quantum efficacy and are well apt for photonic applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 123538"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143823733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Chong , Yu Gao , Zhibin Zhang , Xiubing Liang , Yong Zou
{"title":"(ZrTiHfNi)85Nb15 high-entropy amorphous alloy preparation and APS coating wear and corrosion resistance","authors":"Kai Chong , Yu Gao , Zhibin Zhang , Xiubing Liang , Yong Zou","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123536","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123536","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel (ZrTiHfNi)<sub>85</sub>Nb<sub>15</sub> high-entropy amorphous ribbon was prepared with excellent thermal stability using a single-roll melt-spinning method. The powder of the corresponding component was prepared using ultrasonic atomization technology, and APS coating was obtained using plasma spraying technology. The atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) coating has an amorphous/nanocrystalline composite structure with high hardness and good wear resistance. As the temperature increases from room temperature to 400 °C, the main wear forms change from fatigue and slight oxidized wear to strong oxidized wear, delamination failure, and adhesive wear. The competitive oxidation relationship during the formation of multi-principal element passivation films was analyzed through thermodynamic calculations. The cation doping substitution process can reduce the concentration of point defects in the passivation film and promote cation diffusion to form oxides. The passivation film protection performance of the coating is weakened due to the reduction of Nb<sup>5+</sup>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"658 ","pages":"Article 123536"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143820655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication of fused silica microlens arrays by gel casting and modulation of focal length by controlling gel solid content","authors":"Haikuan Chen, Xiaoyan Sun, Zhouwei He, Dejian Kong, Qinglong Zhang, Youwang Hu, Ji'an Duan","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123519","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123519","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article presents a method for fabricating fused silica quasi-periodic microlens array (MLA) by gel casting and template transfer. While keeping slurry viscosity consistent, by precisely controlling polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) content to adjust solid content, which can alter sintering shrinkage and regulates microlens focal length. This study determined an appropriate viscosity threshold of 300 mPa·s. The green body can be transformed into a fused silica MLA by sintering in a vacuum atmosphere at 1300 °C for 30 min. Additionally, this study established a quantitative relationship between the PVA content and the characteristic dimensions of the microlens. After measuring the prepared multifocal microlens array (MF-MLA), it was found that by adjusting the PVA content, the focal length can vary in the range of −320.03 μm to −37.14 μm and −110.56 μm to −25.29 μm. This approach provides an efficient, adaptable, and environmentally friendly way for the production of fused silica micro-optical components.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 123519"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143816669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric responses in the Gd60Al20Cu20 amorphous ribbon","authors":"Yang Xie, Longfei Wang, Yingzhe Na, Yikun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123526","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123526","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The magnetocaloric (MC) responses in many rare-earth (<em>RE</em>)-based amorphous materials have been extensively determined in recent years aimed to develop suitable candidate materials for cryogenic magnetic refrigeration (MR) application. We herein fabricated the Gd<sub>60</sub>Al<sub>20</sub>Cu<sub>20</sub> amorphous ribbon by melt-spun method and experimentally determined its glassy-forming ability (GFA), magnetic properties and MC responses. The Gd<sub>60</sub>Al<sub>20</sub>Cu<sub>20</sub> amorphous ribbon exhibits good GFA with supercooled liquid region of 34.5 K and reveals a broad second-order type magnetic transition around 100 K. Considerable cryogenic MC responses were realized in present Gd<sub>60</sub>Al<sub>20</sub>Cu<sub>20</sub> amorphous ribbon, identified by the maximum magnetic entropy change/temperature-averaged entropy change (10 K-lift) and refrigerant capacity/relative cooling power. These MC parameters in present Gd<sub>60</sub>Al<sub>20</sub>Cu<sub>20</sub> amorphous ribbon under magnetic field changes of 0–5 T are 8.43/8.39 J/kgK and 773.16/987.62 J/kg, respectively, which are comparable to most realized <em>RE</em>-based amorphous materials with prominent cryogenic MC responses, making the present Gd<sub>60</sub>Al<sub>20</sub>Cu<sub>20</sub> amorphous ribbon may also considerable for application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"658 ","pages":"Article 123526"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143807164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gustavo Costa , Rebekah Bogle , Blaine Aberra , Rebekah Webster , Michael Presby , Narottam Bansal
{"title":"Thermochemistry of Y, Yb, and Gd CMAS glasses and melts","authors":"Gustavo Costa , Rebekah Bogle , Blaine Aberra , Rebekah Webster , Michael Presby , Narottam Bansal","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123518","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123518","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Calcium-magnesium-aluminosilicate (CMAS) glasses with and without yttrium (Y), ytterbium (Yb), and gadolinium (Gd) oxides were synthesized by a laser-beam heating and melt quenching technique and characterized by X-ray diffraction, simultaneous thermal analysis, and electron probe microanalysis. The formation enthalpies of the rare-earth CMAS have been investigated using high-temperature oxide melt calorimetry in molten lead borate solvent at 1073 K. The glass transition and crystallization temperatures increase with the decreasing ionic radius of the rare-earth cations. The enthalpy of formation of the CMAS glasses with higher rare-earth content becomes more exothermic with increasing ionic radius of the cations, which indicates increasing stability in this order. The free Gibbs energy of formation of the molten glasses was used to calculate the free Gibbs energy of corrosion of rare-earth silicate coatings. Rare-earth disilicates exhibited more negative free Gibbs energy of corrosion when compared to the monosilicates, indicating higher reactivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"658 ","pages":"Article 123518"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Penghui Yang, Yanhang Wang, Xianzi Li, Xianyin Yin, Jiayu Liu, Kun He
{"title":"Study on structure, properties and physical tempering of La2O3/Y2O3 containing aluminosilicate glass","authors":"Penghui Yang, Yanhang Wang, Xianzi Li, Xianyin Yin, Jiayu Liu, Kun He","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123525","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123525","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In view of the increasingly harsh service conditions of glass materials, to strengthen the traditional aluminosilicate glass and further improve its performance, rare earth oxides such as Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> were introduced into aluminosilicate glass. The structure, properties and physical tempering of La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> containing aluminosilicate glass were studied. The result showed that Y<sup>3+</sup> or La<sup>3+</sup> generally does not participate in the formation process of the glass network structure. The mechanical properties of the rare earth containing aluminosilicate glass obtained a maximum value at La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> of 3.6 mol % and Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> of 10.2 mol %, the elastic modulus reached 127 GPa, the bending strength reached 190 MPa, and the Vickers hardness reached 886 Hv. Meanwhile, the bending strength was increased from 190 MPa to 379 MPa after physical tempering with tempering temperature of 960 °C, tempering time of 5 min and cooling wind pressure of 0.24 kPa.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"658 ","pages":"Article 123525"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143783136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}