Effect of B2O3 on the structure and properties of tungsten-tellurite glasses

ISSN： 1478-6443

Source： Philosophical Magazine, Vol.89, Iss.1, 2009-01, pp. : 41-54

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Abstract

The elastic properties and Debye temperatures of xB2O3-70TeO2-(30-x)WO3, (0 ≤ x ≤ 30 mol%) glasses have been investigated using sound velocity measurements at 4 MHz. Ultrasonic and thermal parameters, combined with the results of IR spectroscopic analyses, were employed to explore the effect of B2O3 on the structure of tungsten-tellurite glasses. According to IR analysis, there is competition between WO6 and TeO4 units to form BO4 units, and the vibrations of the tellurite structural units are shifted towards lower wavenumbers on the formation of non-bridging oxygens. It is assumed that B2O3 acts as a modifier by decreasing the glass-transition temperature Tg and increasing both the thermal stability and glass formation range of the tellurite glasses. The change in density and molar volume with B2O3 content reveals that the borate units are less dense than the tellurite structural units. The observed compositional dependence of elastic moduli is interpreted in terms of the effect of B2O3 on the coordination number of the tellurite units. A good correlation was observed between experimentally determined elastic moduli and those computed with the Makishima-Mackenzie model.