Abstract
The concentration of hydroxyl groups in different types of quartz glass tubes, the OH concentration profile across the tube wall, and the kinetics of OH removal during heat treatment in the temperature range 750–950°C have been studied by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. For TK-I tubes, produced by vacuum electromelting of quartz, followed by annealing in a hydrogen atmosphere, we have calculated the diffusion coefficient of OH groups in this temperature range and the activation energy for diffusion: 215 ± 10 kJ/mol. We have found heat treatment conditions that ensure a considerable decrease in the concentration of OH groups in quartz tubes that are used in the fabrication of reactors for the preparation of extrapure chalcogenide glasses.
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