Understanding glass through differential scanning calorimetry

Q Zheng, Y Zhang, M Montazerian, O Gulbiten… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a powerful tool to address some of the most
challenging issues in glass science and technology, such as the nonequilibrium nature of …

Recent crucial discoveries and perspectives on crystal nucleation in supercooled liquids and oxide glasses

LR Rodrigues, MHR Acosta, ED Zanotto - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their measurable crystallization kinetics, oxide glass-formers are adequate systems
for evaluating theoretical approaches to describe and predict crystal nucleation dynamics …

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 …

Nanoparticles in optical fiber, issue and opportunity of light scattering

W Blanc, Z Lu, T Robine, F Pigeonneau… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Since its first creation, glass has always fascinated with its optical properties, its ability to let
light through without being invisible. One of the most spectacular achievements of optical …

Crystallization of glass materials into transparent optical ceramics

I Milisavljevic, MJ Pitcher, J Li, S Chenu… - International …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Latest advancements in transparent ceramics development have ensured a mainstream
research interest in this family of materials. Crystallization of glass into transparent ceramics …

Compositional changes at the early stages of nanoparticles growth in glasses

W Blanc, I Martin, H Francois-Saint-Cyr… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Doping material with nanoparticles is increasingly used as an effective method for improving
their mechanical, optical, and sturdiness properties in many fields. More specifically …

Effects of glass transition and structural relaxation on crystal nucleation: theoretical description and model analysis

JWP Schmelzer, TV Tropin, VM Fokin, AS Abyzov… - Entropy, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the application of classical nucleation theory (CNT) and all other theoretical models of
crystallization of liquids and glasses it is always assumed that nucleation proceeds only after …

Unique properties and potential of glass-ceramics

T Honma, K Maeda, S Nakane… - Journal of the Ceramic …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Glass is an inorganic material that can be vitrified by cooling the melt without crystallization
in the process. Glass-ceramics (or crystallized glass), on the other hand, are formed by heat …

Nano-structured optical fibers made of glass-ceramics, and phase separated and metallic particle-containing glasses

A Veber, Z Lu, M Vermillac, F Pigeonneau, W Blanc… - Fibers, 2019 - mdpi.com
For years, scientists have been looking for different techniques to make glasses perfect: fully
amorphous and ideally homogeneous. Meanwhile, recent advances in the development of …

Usable Analytical Expressions for Temperature Distribution Induced by Ultrafast Laser Pulses in Dielectric Solids

R Que, M Lancry, B Poumellec - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on the critical role of temperature in ultrafast direct laser writing
processes, where temperature changes can trigger or exclusively drive certain …