Very different materials are named “Glass,” with Young's modulus (E) and Poisson's ratio (ν)
extending from 5 to 180 GPa and from 0.1 to 0.4, respectively, in the case of bulk inorganic …

Chemical design of SiO2-based glasses with high elastic moduli and low weight is of great
interest. However, it is difficult to find a universal expression to predict the elastic moduli …

Raman and infrared spectroscopy were used to determine the structure of glasses for
compositions хK 2 O-(100-х) GeO 2, where х= 0, 10, 20, 30 и 40 mol%. Curve-fitting was …

A series of alkali germanophosphate glasses ((R2O) x (GeO2: P2O5) 1− x where R= Na, K
and Rb) with variable GeO2: P2O5 ratios (8: 1, 6: 1, 4: 1 and 2: 1) have been investigated …

Abstract The glass composition 40 SiO 2-40 B 2 O 3-10 V 2 O 5-(10-x) Fe 2 O 3–(x) Sm 2 O 3
with x= 0, 2, 4, 6 mol% are prepared using the melt-quench technique. The as-prepared …

A report is given of the first detailed investigation of the relation of structure to the germanate
anomaly in alkaline earth germanate glasses. Pulsed neutron diffraction and high-energy X …

Germanate glasses have potential applications as optical fibers. Materials doped with rare
earth ions are good candidates for optical, lasing, and magnetic applications. Based on the …

Abstract Glasses of (B 2 O 3) 0.6 (CaO) 0.2 (Bi 2 O 3)(0.2− x)(Nb 2 O 5) x were prepared
utilizing a fast cooling method (where x= 0.0, 0.05 and 0.10). Fourier-transform infrared …

Neutron diffraction data with high real-space resolution are reported for an extensive series
of cesium germanate glasses with 2, 5, 10, 15, 18, 21, 25, and 30 mol% Cs2O, and also for …

In the framework of a systematic study, we present the influence of processing parameters–
in particular the presence of a packing powder during sintering and the sintering …