Beyond the average: spatial and temporal fluctuations in oxide glass-forming systems

KA Kirchner, DR Cassar, ED Zanotto, M Ono… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atomic structure dictates the performance of all materials systems; the characteristic of
disordered materials is the significance of spatial and temporal fluctuations on composition …

Vibrational spectroscopy analysis of silica and silicate glass networks

H Liu, H Kaya, YT Lin, A Ogrinc… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrational spectroscopy has been widely used to investigate various structural aspects of
the glass network, and there are a plethora of papers reporting subtle but consistent …

Revealing 'invisible'subsurface structural change/damage in silicate glass made by 'nearly-elastic contact'with a spherical smooth surface

YT Lin, AL Ogrinc, AN Zoba, J Lee, S Jang, NJ Smith… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
This research delves into the hypothesis that elastic contact with an external object can
generateinvisible'surface defects, consequently reducing the apparent load to failure, or …

Evolution of ring structures and method for inhibition in polishing of fused silica

Q Mu, X Gao, Y Yan, P Zhou - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Fused silica is widely used in many fields due to its unique properties, which are linked
strongly to its nanoscale ring structures. Although an ultra-smooth surface could be achieved …

Surface chemistry, water adsorption/desorption, and electrostatic charging behavior of display glass panel: Effect of rinsing solution pH

YT Lin, AN Zoba, NJ Smith, J Banerjee, AC Antony… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored the effects of rinsing solutions on the surface energy and elemental
composition of Corning's EAGLE-XG® display glass, as well as its water …

Indentation and abrasion in glass products: Lessons learned and yet to be learned

AK Varshneya, G Macrelli, S Yoshida… - … Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glass has provided many life‐changing products over the past millennia to improve the
quality of human living. In this “International Year of Glass 2022” paper, we review the …

[HTML][HTML] Atomistic understanding of scratching-induced material attrition of wurtzite single-crystal AlN using nanoscale diamond abrasive

J Guo, S Tan, C Xiao - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
The scratching-induced material removal behavior and mechanism of single-crystal AlN
using single diamond abrasive were studied at atomic level through molecular dynamics …

Uncovering the machining mechanism of polycrystalline gold nanowires by nanoskiving

Z Fang, Y Yan, Y Geng - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The unique size effects of nanowires have inspired their implementation in superconducting
materials, micro/nano electromechanical systems, and flexible devices. Nanoskiving …

Ultra-smooth surface with 0.4 Å roughness on fused silica

Z Tan, X Jiang, Y Mao, X Long, H Luo - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-smooth surface with sub-nanometer roughness is of great significance in various fields,
including Ring Laser Gyro (RLG), high-power laser apparatus, ultraviolet optical systems …

Atomistic insights into scratch-induced structural evolution of silica glass

S Sahoo, S Mannan, U Tiwari, RR Kaware, Z Ye… - Acta Materialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanism of scratch damage is vital to developing better scratch-
resistant glasses. To this extent, employing molecular dynamics simulations and …