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Title: Effects of the iron content and redox state on the structure of sodium borosilicate glasses: A Raman, Moessbauer and boron K-edge XANES spectroscopy study

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
 [1]; ;  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. CEA, DEN, SECM, LDMC, Bagnols Sur Ceze, (France)
  2. Univ Paris 07, IPGP CNRS, Paris, (France)
  3. Univ Toronto, Dept Geol, Toronto, ON, (Canada)
  4. Univ Bayreuth, Bayer Geoinst, Bayreuth, (Germany)

The structure of iron-bearing sodium borosilicate glasses with up to 10 mol% FeO has been investigated in the range 0.15 ≤ Fe{sup 3+}/SFe ≤ 0.95. According to Moessbauer spectroscopy, Fe{sup 3+} and Fe{sup 2+} are mainly in tetrahedral and octahedral coordination, respectively, although other coordination states exist for both cations. From XANES experiments, we conclude that increasing Fe content and varying redox states have only a minor effect on the relative proportions of BO{sub 3} and BO{sub 4} units. In Raman spectra, a decrease of the proportion of BO{sub 4} species present in danburite-like units (Na{sub 2}O.B{sub 2}O{sub 3}.2SiO{sub 2}) is found upon increasing iron content and oxidizing state. Whereas the insensitivity of the overall boron speciation to iron content and redox state points to weak interactions between boron and iron, the changes affecting BO{sub 4} species do indicate a more subtle interplay between Fe{sup 3+} and the other tetrahedrally coordinated cations (Si,B) because of the competition between tetrahedral Fe{sup 3+} and B{sup 3+} for charge compensation by Na{sup +}. (authors)

OSTI ID:
22273990
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 95, Issue 3; Other Information: Country of input: France; 53 refs.; This record replaces 45095223; ISSN 0002-7820
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English