Structure and dynamics of phosphate glasses: From ultra- to orthophosphate composition
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); and others
The short- and intermediate-range order as well as atomic dynamics in various phosphate glasses were investigated using neutron diffraction and inelastic scattering. The 3-D network of corner-sharing PO{sub 4} tetrahedra in g-P{sub 2}O{sub 5} is highly unstable and hygroscopic. Depolymerization of the network to chain-like structure and eventually to unconnected PO{sub 4} units by incorporating alkali, alkali-earth or transition-metal modifiers is clearly evident in the structure factor S(Q) in the Q < 4 {angstrom}{sup -1} region. The dynamic response to such structural changes is equally strong: e.g., the broad P-O stretching band extending to 170 meV in g-P{sub 2}O{sub 5} is sharpened and shifted down to {approximately}125 meV in the orthophosphate composition. The correlation between the microscopic structure and physical properties for a series of P-glasses is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 555277
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/IPNS/CP--93090; CONF-970814--; ON: DE97054132
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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