2nd Edition

Tellurite Glasses Handbook Physical Properties and Data, Second Edition

By Raouf A.H. El-Mallawany Copyright 2012
    536 Pages 265 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    532 Pages 265 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data, Second Edition covers the current dominant physical properties of this prototype glass system. Focusing on thermal, elastic, acoustic, electrical, and optical properties, this second edition incorporates the latest scientific data and up-to-date applications of tellurite glass.

    New Topics in the Second Edition

    • Nanocomposites
    • Three-dimensional structural models
    • Novel glass-forming systems
    • Innovative ways to combine all physical properties simultaneously, creating new points for research

    Addressing the knowledge gap among physicists, chemists, and material scientists in their understanding of tellurite glasses’ properties, this edition gathers essential thermal, mechanical, electrical, and optical data in one source. It emphasizes the physics and technology of twenty-first century processing, fabrication, and behavior of tellurite glass and glass-ceramic materials. It is the first and only comprehensive source of physical constants and properties of these unique noncrystalline solids.

    After an introductory chapter on the composition of tellurite glasses, the book explores elastic, acoustic, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. Each chapter includes basic theories on a particular physical property, related experimental techniques, and representative data. The book uniquely presents a compilation of scientific data from the last 60 years as well as practical and strategic applications based on the properties of tellurite glasses.

    Introduction to and Formation of Tellurite Glasses
    Crystal Structure and General Properties of Tellurium Oxide (TeO2)
    Definition of Tellurite Glasses and Review of Early Research
    Preparation of Pure TeO2 Glass
    Glass-Forming Ranges of Binary TeO2 Glasses
    Glass-Forming Ranges of Multicomponent TeO2 Glasses
    Nonoxide-Tellurite Glasses
    Mixed Oxyhalide and Oxysulfate Tellurite Glasses
    General Physical Characteristics and Structure of Tellurite Glasses
    Structure and Bonding Nature of Tellurite Glasses
    New Tellurite Glasses
    Applications of Tellurite Glass and Tellurite Glass Ceramics
    References

    ELASTIC AND ACOUSTIC RELAXATION PROPERTIES
    Elastic Moduli of Tellurite Glasses
    Elastic Properties of Glass
    Experimental Techniques
    Elasticity Modulus Data of TeO2 Crystal
    Elastic Modulus Data of Pure TeO2 Glass
    Constants of Elasticity of Binary and Ternary Transition Metal Tellurite Glasses
    Comparison between MoO3 and V2O5 in Tellurite and Phosphate Glasses and K–V Relations
    Application of Makishima–Mackenzie Model to Pure TeO2, TeO2–V2O5, and TeO2–MoO3 Glasses
    Elastic Moduli and Vickers Hardness of Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Rare-Earth Tellurite Glasses and Glass-Ceramics
    Quantitative Analysis of the Elasticity Moduli of Rare-Earth Tellurite Glasses
    Elastic Properties of Te Glasses
    Elastic Properties of New Tellurite Glasses

    Acoustic Relaxation Properties of Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction
    Ultrasonic Attenuation of Oxide–Tellurite Glasses at Low Temperature
    Properties of Ultrasonic Attenuation in Nonoxide–Tellurite Glasses
    Radiation Effect on Ultrasonic Attenuation Coefficient and Internal Friction of Tellurite Glasses
    Structural Analysis of Ultrasonic Attenuation and Relaxation Phenomena
    Correlations between Low-Temperature Ultrasonic Attenuation and Room-Temperature Elastic Moduli
    Acousto-Optical Properties of Tellurite Glasses

    Applications of Ultrasonics on Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction
    Ultrasonic Detection of Microphase Separation in Tellurite Glasses
    Debye Temperature of Oxide and Nonoxide–Tellurite Glasses
    References

    THERMAL PROPERTIES
    Thermal Properties of Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction
    Experimental Techniques of Measuring Thermal Properties of Glass
    Data of the Thermal Properties of Tellurite Glasses
    Glass Transformation and Crystallization Activation Energies
    Correlations between Glass Transformation Temperature and Structure Parameters
    Correlations between Thermal Expansion Coefficient and Vibrational Properties
    Tellurite Glass-Ceramics
    Nonoxide-Tellurite Glasses
    Thermal Properties of New Types of Tellurite Glass

    ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
    Electrical Conductivity of Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction to Current-Voltage Drop and Semiconducting Characteristics of Tellurite Glasses
    Experimental Procedure to Measure Electrical Conductivity
    Theoretical Considerations in the Electrical Properties of Glasses
    DC Electrical-Conductivity Data of Tellurite Glasses at Different Temperatures
    AC Electrical Conductivity Data of Tellurite Glasses
    Electrical Conductivity Data of Tellurite Glass-Ceramics
    Electrical Conductivity Data of New Tellurite Glasses

    Dielectric Properties of Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction
    Experimental Measurement of Dielectric Constants
    Dielectric Constant Models
    Dielectric Constant Data of Oxide–Tellurite Glasses
    Dielectric Constant Data of Nonoxide-Tellurite Glasses
    Dielectric and Magnetic Data of New Tellurite Glasses and Ceramics
    References

    OPTICAL PROPERTIES
    Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Tellurite Glasses in the Visible Region
    Introduction to Optical Constants
    Experimental Measurements of Optical Constants
    Theoretical Analysis of Optical Constants
    Linear Refractive Index Data of Tellurite Glasses
    Nonlinear Refractive Index Data of Tellurite Glasses
    Optical Applications of Oxide-Tellurite Glass and Glass-Ceramics (Thermal Luminescence Fluorescence Spectra)
    Optical Properties of New Tellurium Glass

    Optical Properties of Tellurite Glasses in the Ultraviolet Region
    Introduction—Absorption, Transmission, and Reflectance
    Experimental Procedure to Measure UV Absorption and Transmission Spectra
    Theoretical Absorption Spectra, Optical Energy Gap, and Tail Width
    UV Properties of Tellurite Glasses (Absorption, Transmission, and Spectra)
    UV Properties of New Tellurite Glasses

    Infrared and Raman Spectra of Tellurite Glasses
    Introduction
    Experimental Procedure to Identify Infrared and Raman Spectra of Tellurite Glasses
    Theoretical Considerations for Infrared and Raman Spectra of Glasses
    Infrared Spectra of Tellurite Glasses
    Raman Spectra of Tellurite Glasses
    Infrared and Raman Spectra of New Tellurite Glasses
    References

    Index

    Biography

    Raouf A.H. El-Mallawany is on the Science College, Northern Borders University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has taught physics for nearly four decades and has authored several books and numerous papers. A member of the Materials Research Society and the Arab Materials Science Society, Dr. El-Mallawany has organized or presented at many international conferences and received many honors.

    This is a useful reference book summarizing all of the published data about the telluride glass system with an emphasis on their optical, thermal and electrical properties.
    -- Carlo Pantano, Pennsylvania State University