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Title: Nature of alumina in phosphate glass: II, structure of sodium aluminophosphate glass

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States)
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Glass and Electronic Ceramics Dept.
  2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Geology
  3. Spectral Data Services, Champaign, IL (United States)

The authors have used [sup 27]Al and [sup 31]P magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to describe quantitatively the relationships between the composition, structure, and properties of glasses in the Na[sub 2]O[center dot]Al[sub 2]O[sub 3][center dot]P[sub 2]O[sub 5] (NAP) system. In general, the glass properties (evaluated in part 1) are most sensitive to changes in Al coordination. [sup 27]Al MAS NMR spectra reveal that octahedrally coordinated Al is most abundant in glasses with O/P ratios less than 3.5, the pyrophosphate structural limit. Tetrahedrally coordinated Al is most abundant in glasses with O/P greater than 3.5. Decreasing Al(OP)[sub 6]/Al(OP)[sub 4] ratio generally correlates with decreasing glass transition temperature and refractive index. The compositional dependence of glass structure and properties can be qualitatively understood using a crystal chemical model based on oxygen charge balancing by the different Al and P moieties.

DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6219724
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States), Vol. 76:4; ISSN 0002-7820
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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