Abstract
Calcium tetragermanate and calcium digermanate glasses were prepared and studied with the aid of differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. The molar ratio of GeO 6 GeO 4 groups increases with the CaO GeO 2 molar ratio. A two steps crystallisation process was found: initially microcrystals are formed that at higher temperatures are transformed in well shaped crystals. An unidentified phase crystallises in both glasses. CaGe 2O 5 crystals also grow in calcium digermanate glass. The influence of the specific surface area of the glass sample and of a heat treatment of nucleation was pointed out. The activation energy for crystal growth in each glass was evaluated by a non isothermal method.
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