Crystallization behavior of rare-earth doped fluorochlorozirconate glasses

Abstract

A series of fluorochlorozirconate (FCZ) glasses, each doped with a different rare-earth, was prepared and examined to determine thermal stability and activation energy, E a , of the dopant dependent BaCl 2 crystallization. Non-isothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements were done to investigate the endothermic and exothermic reactions upon heat treatment of the glass samples. In comparison to the rare-earth free FCZ glass, significant changes in the Hruby constant, H r , and E a were found due to the addition of a rare-earth and also between the individual dopants.