Spectroscopic ellipsometry study of thickness and porosity of the alteration layer formed on international simple glass surface in aqueous corrosion conditions

Ngo, Dien; Liu, Hongshen; Sheth, Nisha; Lopez-Hallman, Raymond; Podraza, Nikolas J.; Collin, Marie; Gin, Stéphane; Kim, Seong H.

doi:10.1038/s41529-018-0040-7

Spectroscopic ellipsometry study of thickness and porosity of the alteration layer formed on international simple glass surface in aqueous corrosion conditions

Journal Article · Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · npj Materials Degradation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-018-0040-7· OSTI ID:1600983

^[1]; Liu, Hongshen ^[2]; Sheth, Nisha ^[2]; Lopez-Hallman, Raymond ^[2]; Podraza, Nikolas J. ^[3]; Collin, Marie ^[4]; Gin, Stéphane ^[4]; ^[2]

Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States); Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States)
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Saclay (France)

The porosity and pore-size distribution in the glass play an important role in glass corrosion; however, such information is difficult to be obtained non-destructively. Here we report the use of spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) under controlled humidity environments to determine those structural parameters in the alteration layers formed on international simple glass (ISG), a model nuclear waste glass, in aqueous corrosion conditions. The SE results show that the ISG sample corroded for nearly 4.5 years develops pores larger than 2 nm in diameter, while the alteration layers formed initially in less than 1 month do not have such large pores. The development of larger pores over a long period of corrosion time, while the overall thickness remains relatively constant, implies structural rearrangements of the silicate network occurring within the alteration layer, which could eventually affect the transport of reactants and products as well as the structural stability.

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Research Organization:: Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Saclay (France); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Performance and Design of Nuclear Waste Forms and Containers (WastePD); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016584

OSTI ID:: 1600983

Journal Information:: npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2; ISSN 2397-2106

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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