Abstract
PbO‐BiO1.5‐GaO1.5‐based glasses are good candidates for optical applications, because of some of their interesting characteristics, such as high refraction indices and high transmission in the ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), and infrared (IR) regions. A limited stage in the processing of these glasses is the corrosion that is caused by the melt in all currently used conventional crucibles, such as noble metals (platinum or gold) and Al2O3. The absorption of crucible material by the glass composition may reduce the transmission level, the cutoff in the UV‐VIS, and IR regions, and the thermal stability. In this study, a SnO2 crucible has been tested for PbO‐BiO1.5‐GaO1.5 molten glass. Optical and thermal analyses show, in some cases, advantages over the use of platinum and Al2O3 crucibles. A visible cutoff value of 474 nm has been measured, and a longer melting time (850°C for 4 h) results in a significant reduction of the O‐H absorption band at 3.2 μm.
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