Journal
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
Volume 457, Issue -, Pages 239-243Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.07.022
Keywords
Crystal morphology; Growth from melt; Glasses; Oxides; Zinc compounds
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Glass samples with a molar composition (64+x)ZnO-(16- x)B2O3-20SiO(2), where x=0 or 1, were successfully synthesized using a melt-quenching technique. Based on differential thermal analysis data, the produced glass samples were submitted to controlled heat-treatments at selected temperatures (610, 615 and 620 degrees C) during various times ranging from 8 to 30 h. The crystallization of willemite (Zn2SiO4) within the glass matrix was confirmed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Under specific heat-treatment conditions, transparent nanocomposite glass-ceramics were obtained, as confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy. The influence of temperature, holding time and glass composition on crystal growth was investigated. The mean crystallite size was determined by image analysis on SEM micrographs. The results indicated an increase on the crystallite size and density with time and temperature. The change of crystallite size with time for the heat-treatments at 615 and 620 degrees C depended on the glass composition. Under fixed heat-treatment conditions, the crystallite density was comparatively higher for the glass composition with higher ZnO content. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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