The structure of tellurite glass: A combined NMR, neutron diffraction, and x-ray diffraction study
Models are presented of sodium tellurite glasses in the composition range (Na{sub 2}0){sub x}-(TeO{sub 2}){sub 1{minus}x}. 0.1 < x < 0.3. The models combine self-consistently data from three different and complementary sources: sodium-23 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), neutron diffraction, and x-ray diffraction. The models were generated using the Reverse Monte Carlo algorithm, modified to include NMR data in addition to diffraction data. The presence in the models of all five tellurite polyhedra consistent with the Te{sup +4} oxidation state were found to be necessary to achieve agreement with the data. The distribution of polyhedra among these types varied from a predominance of highly bridged species at low sodium content, to polyhedra with one or zero bridging oxygen at high sodium content. The models indicate that the sodium cations themselves form sodium oxide clusters particularly at the x = 0.2 composition.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 754486
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/UPD/CP-101520; TRN: AH200019%%145
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9th International Meeting on the Physics of Non-crystalline Solids, Tucson, AZ (US), 10/17/2000--10/21/2000; Other Information: PBD: 4 Apr 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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