Influence of rare-earth ions on SiO{sub 2}-Na{sub 2}O-RE{sub 2}O{sub 3} glass structure.
- X-Ray Science Division
Praseodymium and europium sodium silicate glasses of nominal composition (SiO{sub 2}){sub 0.70-x}(Na{sub 2}O){sub 0.30}(RE{sub 2}O{sub 3}){sub x}, where RE is the rare earth and 0 {le} x {le} 0.10, were studied by neutron and high-energy x-ray scattering and classical molecular dynamics simulations. The observation of a significant x-ray intensity in doped as compared to un-doped glasses is indicative of RE-RE correlations at a distance of {approx} 3.7-3.9 {angstrom}, much shorter than would be expected for a homogeneous distribution, suggesting that clustering of the rare-earth cations occurs in both these glass systems at low concentrations. Above x = 0.075 (nominal), minimal changes in this region indicate that the RE atoms are incorporated much more randomly into the glass structure. The molecular dynamics simulations suggest that the rare-earth ions enter the sodium-rich regions in the sodium silicate glasses and act as modifiers. A cluster analysis performed on the model systems indicates that the tendency for clustering is higher in praseodymium-containing glasses than in the europium glasses.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1015960
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/XSD/JA-70152; TRN: US1102946
- Journal Information:
- J. Phys.: Cond. Matter, Vol. 23, Issue Jan. 27, 2011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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