Optical glass-ceramics based on Fe2+: MgAl2O2 nanocrystals and nucleated by TiO2 and ZrO2
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-690-698
Abstract
Transparent glass-ceramics of magnesium aluminosilicate system based on Fe2+:MgAl2O4 spinel nanocrystals nucleated by a mixture of TiO2 and ZrO2 and doped with 0.6 mol% FeO were developed. The glass was melted at 1580 C with stirring and heat-treated in the temperature range from 800 to 1300 C. The structure and spectroscopic properties of the glass and glass-ceramics were studied by DSC and XRD methods, Raman and absorption spectroscopy. ZrTiO4 nanocrystals 6 nm in size precipitate during the nucleation heat-treatment at 800 C. Spinel nanocrystals 9–14 nm in size are formed during heat-treatments at 850– 1000 C. Intense absorption at 2 m is observed due to Fe2+ ions in tetrahedral positions in these crystals. Iron-doped sapphirine crystallization in transparent glass-ceramics at 1000–1050 C results in a decrease of absorption in this spectral range. The glass-ceramics are important for the development of saturable absorbers for the spectral range of 2–3 m.
About the Authors
V. S. BukinaRussian Federation
Vasilisa S. Bukina
36 Babushkina St., St. Petersburg, 192171
O. S. Dymshits
Russian Federation
Olga S. Dymshits
36 Babushkina St., St. Petersburg, 192171
26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
I. P. Alekseeva
Russian Federation
Irina P. Alekseeva
36 Babushkina St., St. Petersburg, 192171
A. A. Volokitina
Russian Federation
Anna A. Volokitina
36 Babushkina St., St. Petersburg, 192171
S. S. Zapalova
Russian Federation
Svetlana S. Zapalova
36 Babushkina St., St. Petersburg, 192171
A. A. Zhilin
Russian Federation
Aleksandr A. Zhilin
3 Doroga na Metallostroi, pos. Metallostroi, St Petersburg, 196641
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Bukina V.S., Dymshits O.S., Alekseeva I.P., Volokitina A.A., Zapalova S.S., Zhilin A.A. Optical glass-ceramics based on Fe2+: MgAl2O2 nanocrystals and nucleated by TiO2 and ZrO2. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2023;14(6):690-698. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-690-698