On the unusual amber coloration of nanoporous sol-gel processed Al-doped silica glass: An experimental study

Chang, Alvin; He, Yujuan; Arango, Maria A.  Torres; Wang, Maoyu; Ren, Yang; Feng, Zhenxing; Chang, Chih-Hung; Sierros, Konstantinos A.

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48917-4

On the unusual amber coloration of nanoporous sol-gel processed Al-doped silica glass: An experimental study

Journal Article · Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48917-4· OSTI ID:1624485

^[1]; He, Yujuan ^[2]; Arango, Maria A. Torres ^[3]; Wang, Maoyu ^[2]; Ren, Yang ^[2]; ^[2]; Chang, Chih-Hung ^[2]; ^[3]

School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA; DOE/OSTI
School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506 – 6106, USA

Silica is the most abundant component on the earth’s surface. It plays an important role in many natural processes. Silica is also a critical material for a wide range of technical applications such as in optics and electronics. In this work, we discuss our recent experimental observation of the unusual amber coloration of aluminum doped sol-gel glass that has not been reported in the past. We characterized Al-doped sol-gel glasses, prepared at different sintering temperature, using a plethora of techniques to investigate the origin of this unusual coloration and to understand their structural and chemical properties. We used these experimental results to test a number of possible coloring mechanisms. The results suggested this coloring is likely caused by temperature-dependent aluminum-associated defect centers associated with different amorphous-to-crystalline ratios of the annealed sol-gel silica glass structures.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); NSF Scalable Nanomanufacturing Program; National Science Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1624485

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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