Non-stoichiometric crystal nucleation in a spodumene glass containing TiO2 as seed former: Effects on the viscosity of the residual melt

Zandonà A, Scarani A, Löschmann J, Cicconi MR, Di Fiore F, de Ligny D, Deubener J, Vona A, Allix M, Di Genova D (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Elsevier

Book Volume: 619

Article Number: 122563

DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122563

Abstract

A spodumene glass (LiAlSi2O6), doped with 4 mol% TiO2 as a nucleating agent, was synthesized by containerless melting. Its accurate viscosity characterization by micropenetration viscometry or calorimetry is shown to be very challenging in the vicinity of the glass transition, due to the unpreventable occurrence of thermally activated non-stoichiometric crystal nucleation, closely overlapping the relaxation into the liquid state. TiO2 crystal nucleation brings about a compositional modification of the residual melt, with an associated increase in measured viscosity by up to 2 log units. A careful experimental approach and a profound understanding of seed formation are essential to circumvent or at least minimize such inaccuracies, getting as close as possible to the viscosity of the parent homogeneous melt.

Authors with CRIS profile

Maria Rita Cicconi Lehrstuhl für Glas und Keramik (WW3) Dominique de Ligny Professur für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Glas und Keramik)

Involved external institutions

Università degli Studi Roma Tre IT Italy (IT) National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) FR France (FR) Technische Universität Clausthal / Clausthal University of Technology DE Germany (DE) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) / National Research Council of Italy IT Italy (IT)

How to cite

APA:

Zandonà, A., Scarani, A., Löschmann, J., Cicconi, M.R., Di Fiore, F., de Ligny, D.,... Di Genova, D. (2023). Non-stoichiometric crystal nucleation in a spodumene glass containing TiO2 as seed former: Effects on the viscosity of the residual melt. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122563

MLA:

Zandonà, Alessio, et al. "Non-stoichiometric crystal nucleation in a spodumene glass containing TiO2 as seed former: Effects on the viscosity of the residual melt." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 619 (2023).

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