K. Kadono et al., EFFECT OF GLASS COMPOSITION ON PRECIPITATION OF CRYSTALLITES IN CUCL DOPED GLASSES, Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, 35(1), 1994, pp. 41-43
The effect of glass composition on precipitation of CuCl crystallites
has been investigated for CuCl doped borosilicate and aluminoborosilic
ate glasses. After annealing at various temperatures, CuCl crystallite
s are observed in the glasses, the matrices of which are separated by
spinodal decomposition and have a borate rich phase with high connecti
vity. Furthermore, most Cu+ ions are distributed in the borate rich ph
ase of these glasses. On the other hand, for glasses with a lower tend
ency for phase separation, CuCl crystallites are not precipitated.